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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 26 (60 MCQs)

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1. Debate and advertising are forms of:
2. The following is an example of which type of rhetorical device? There are roaches infesting the office of a pest control service.
3. Which rhetorical appeal aims to establish the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker or writer?
4. A climate scientist gives a speech to Congress about his studies on climate change to urge them to take action before it's too late.Which rhetorical device is used?
5. Identify the appeal in the following:A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.
6. Anything that can be related to with one of the five senses.
7. What is a brief reference to a famous person or event-often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible? Can help to simplify complex ideas. Example: "He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
8. The definition of a RHETORICAL QUESTION is .....
9. Which rhetorical appeal aims to evoke emotions in the audience?
10. When a writer uses STRONG emotional words to influence or change a point of view
11. The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?"Strong in the force, you are." Yoda, Star Wars
12. Persuading by using logic and reasoning.
13. Similar words, phrases, or clauses to show that ideas have the same level of importance:
14. The Declaration of Independence appeals to "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" as an example of:
15. "The dark, dank dungeon was where the dastardly dragon doomed us all. "Is this alliteration?
16. Rhetorical appeal used to appeal to an audience's sense of logical reasoning
17. Name the rhetorical device."Don't you ever talk about my friends! You don't know any of my friends. You don't look at any of my friends. And you certainly wouldn't condescend to speak to any of my friends."
18. Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase:'The thunder roared angrily in the night'?
19. Which rhetorical device is used in the example:'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?
20. Rhetorical technique that gives objects human qualities.The sun smiled happily down on us.The clouds cried drops of rain.
21. Repetition of consonant sounds.
22. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth."
23. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
24. In addition to anaphora and parallelism, the following sentence uses which of the following rhetorical devices: "Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed."
25. ..... a struggle against the common enemies of man:tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself."
26. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence from Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Moon Landing Speech:'That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.'?
27. Which literary device involves the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
28. Which of the following is the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word?
29. Rhetorical Devices use words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade.
30. The following statement is an example of:"I saw a basketball player sneeze, so all basketball players have allergies."
31. Jumbo shrimp is an example of which rhetorical device?
32. Which rhetorical device uses facts, reasoning, and evidence to support a claim or argument?
33. Which is an example of an ALLUSION?
34. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence from Jesse Jackson's 1984 DNC Address:'If, in my high moments, I have done some good, offered some service, shed some light, healed some wounds, rekindled some hope, or stirred someone from apathy and indifference, or in any way along the way helped somebody, then this campaign has not been in vain.'?
35. When a speaker/writer encourages their audience to take specific action related to their topic.
36. What is a common characteristic of a logical fallacy?
37. You're being let go. Her father passed away. The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty. These are examples of which rhetorical device?
38. The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden.
39. What effect does antithesis have?
40. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
41. What is the term for a figure of speech that involves a direct comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
42. A SIMILE is .....
43. A reference to a well-known person, place, event or work (book, song or movie) that appears in another work
44. An obvious, intended exaggeration
45. To make his point about how he felt about winning the scholarship in his speech he yelled out, "I'm the king of the world!" (from Titanic).
46. The thief's heart was as cold as stone.
47. The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of two or more words in proximity to one another.
48. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall.
49. Antony:Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several (individual) man, seventy-five drachmas (silver coins).
50. Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people"
51. Which figurative language is the following an example of? "America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds" ' (King).
52. The intersection of words, phrases, or a sentence that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence
53. Narrative perspective-1st, 2nd, and 3rd person
54. What is Logos (Appeal to Logic)?
55. Vivid description appealing to the 5 senses
56. "There's no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."
57. A mild or less negative word or phrase substituted for a harsh or blunt one.
58. What is the rhetorical device in this example?A boyfriend begs his girlfriend to stay with him, claiming "If you really love me, you'll give me time to change my ways."
59. Which rhetorical device involves making a comparison to highlight similarities between two different things?
60. Which rhetorical device involves the use of a part to represent the whole or vice versa?
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