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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Occurs when someone takes another person's argument or point, distorts it or exaggerates in some kind of extreme way, and then attacks the extreme distortion
2. Denotes speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. It involves the use of abusive and negative use of language.
3. She is, after all, very loyal.
4. A form of logical reasoning that joins two or more premises to arrive at a conclusion. For example: "All birds lay eggs. A swan is a bird. Therefore, a swan lays eggs."
5. A type of metaphor in which non ..... human objects or ideas are given human qualities. Example: "The wind whispered her name."
6. What value does Kennedy emphasize MOST in his speech?
7. Which of the following quotes is an example of repetition?
8. "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts." is
9. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing is called
10. What has the power to "abolish all forms ..... of human life" ?
11. What is the purpose of Loaded Words?
12. We CameWe SawWe ConqueredThe above is an example of:
13. Which factors can affect your writing?
14. The effective use of language to persuade, inform, or educate
15. Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
16. The target of the rhetoric
17. The mood created by the diction in a literary work is referred to as its:
18. "I didn't want this place to touch him except through me" (59) is an example of which technique?
19. "Evil" & "Hate" could be examples of .....
20. A laudatory expression in a speech, or a written tribute to a person deceased recently
21. This technique attempts to use emotions to manipulate how the audience feels about the argument presented.
22. The use of parallel grammatical structures in writing is called:
23. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus kills his own father without realizing that the man is actually his father. This act brings on a plague and Oedipus swears that he will murder the man responsible, not knowing that he himself is responsible.
24. The attribution of human characteristics and qualities to non-humans. The non-human being is actually behaving like a human.
25. The appeal to logic and reason to convince or persuade.
26. In his inaugural address, what power does Kennedy say humans have for helping others in today's world?
27. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true.
28. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form"a state sweltering with the heat of injustice"
29. The topic of the text. What the text is about.
30. ..... is a mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one.
31. A rhetorical device that uses a part of something to represent the whole or the whole to represent a part
32. Read this sentence from Common Sense:The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture.What rhetorical strategy is Thomas Paine most clearly using in this line?
33. In the letter, who does Dr. King identify his ideas with to acknowledge the improtance of his movement as well as his own importance to that movement?
34. An assertion open to challenge; What the author/speaker is trying to convince their audience is true
35. Which word means "a comparison of two unlike things?"
36. What is the meaning of persuasion?
37. The speaker is perceived as having credibility
38. Which of the following is NOT a part of the rhetorical triangle?
39. Rhetorical Devicea statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words ..... often used for humorous or sarcastic effect.
40. Desire to return in the thought or fact to a former time
41. ..... exists when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing but means another.
42. The way the author feels about a subject.
43. The context of Gehrig's speech would like the following:
44. In his letter from Birmingham City Jail, what does King describe as the problem that he and the protesters have been fighting?
45. Tricks you can use to make your language more memorable and powerful are called .....
46. A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
47. What is the best definition for hyperbole?
48. The common people adored Caesar because he
49. Two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure.
50. The occasion of Buck 'O Neil's speech is .....
51. Language that creates mental pictures in the reader's mind is called:
52. What is "the faculty of observing ..... the available means of persuasion" in any situation?
53. Name that rhetorical device! Which rhetorical device is used in this quote from Patrick Henry's speech?"For my own part, I consider it nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery ..... " (Henry 9-10).
54. What is the primary purpose of Dr. King's use of historical and religious references in his letter?
55. Saying "he left this world" instead of "he died" is an example of
56. Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?"
57. What is the meaning of understatement?
58. "The private demand for this product has decreased over the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to explore other options."
59. To inform / to persuade
60. In ..... , the words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) true meaning.
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