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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 20 (30 MCQs)

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1. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are examples of what type of persuasive tools?
2. The following is an example of, "You win some, you lose some."
3. Persuasive appeals in literature include all of the following EXCEPT
4. A certified nutritionist would have ethos when speaking at a health food convention.
5. An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
6. What term matches the example?
7. From the TedEd video about Caesar, Brutus joins the conspiracy because
8. "I have a dream that one day my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
9. Rhetorical Appealpersuading by using logic and reasoning (logic)
10. What figurative device is Kennedy using here: "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty."
11. A mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument, is called
12. Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
13. The grammar of one phrase is inverted in the following phrase, such that two key concepts from the original phrase reappear in the second phrase in inverted order.
14. Tools that writers and speakers use to enhance their persuasiveness
15. Which type of appeal would most likely employ facts?
16. What rhetorical device does King use in the phrase 'justice too long delayed is justice denied'?
17. "Let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California." This is what type of figurative language?
18. Rhetorical Devicea brief reference to a famous person or event ..... often from literature, mythology, history, or the Bible
19. Who the writer is speaking to
20. What is the primary purpose of using alliteration in a speech?
21. A strategy of credibility, authority, or "character." This strategy demonstrate the author's trustworthiness, expertise and honesty in order to persuade the audience to act.
22. Which rhetorical appeal is being used when a speaker gains the trust of their audience?
23. A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
24. Identify the rhetorical question in the following passage: "Who knows what the future holds? Who can predict the twists and turns of fate?"
25. A rhetorical device that starts an argument with a reference to something general and from this it draws a conclusion about something more specific.
26. What rhetorical element is being used in this statement?"Dog noses are wet to help absorb scent chemicals."
27. Popular view ..... Example:Changing which team is your favorite based on which team is winning/popular
28. What does parallelism achieve in writing?
29. A type of writing form that has repetition. It creates a feeling of balance and rhythm
30. These are the three rhetorical appeals.
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