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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 7 (30 MCQs)

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1. Appeals to an audience's sense of morality/trust; Achieved by projecting an image of credibility which supports the speaker's position
2. What is the term for a question asked to make a point rather than to solicit an answer?
3. "The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger."
4. What is the significance of the phrase 'the fierce urgency of now' in the speech?
5. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up "Shoot yourself in the foot" is an example that means to do something that hurts yourself.
6. Makes an understatement by denying the opposite of a word that may have been used-The terms of the contract are not disagreeable to me.
7. A statement that sounds logical but that contradicts itself.
8. Using "let go" instead of "fired"
9. "Our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack ..... "
10. In Common Sense, what does Thomas Paine say in response to the argument that the colonies have done well under the control of Britain?
11. This is the repetition found at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, lines.
12. An assertion made by a speaker or author that must be proven. An argument.
13. The rhetorical technique of using a question to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.
14. "There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, 'When will you be satisfied?" '
15. Choose the correct word for the definition of term:repetition of grammatical structures, phrases, or ideas to create balance and symmetry
16. Kairos is a rhetorical appeal for timeliness, nostalgia, and what?
17. The reptition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure. There are many kinds of this, all of which establish a rhythm that makes ideas memorable.
18. An appeal to trust, credibility, and ethics is .....
19. "The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth." Is an example of .....
20. "Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans."
21. A polite or mild word or expression used to refer to something embarrassing, taboo, or unpleasant.
22. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas usually in parallel structure
23. Identify the rhetorical device used in Lincoln's words: "But in a larger sense, we can not dedicate ..... we can not consecrate ..... we can not hallow ..... this ground."
24. The emotional weight or associations that a word carries beyond its dictionary definition is called:
25. A metaphor where something being compared is referred to by something closely associated with it- "coke" or "soda" for a soft drink.
26. We refer to the three modes of persuasion as .....
27. An appeal to basic logic or reason; progression of ideas
28. Houses near the coast should be built at least ten feet above sea level because statistics show that waters rise to these heights at least once every twenty years.
29. Errors in reasoning; trying to persuade others using untrue statements
30. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, and lines
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