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Rhetorical Analysis Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. "More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."
2. What is the AUDIENCE for the 2018 Question 2 text?
3. What is required for a thesis statement to score 20 points?
4. What term refers to the situation or problem that compels someone to make an argument or speech?
5. A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. They can often be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.Example: "To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden."
6. What is the goal of using an appeal to ethos in a speech?
7. What is the purpose of embedding evidence in a rhetorical analysis essay?
8. What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things?
9. What does "heuresis" mean?
10. How does Antony's repetition of the phrase "Brutus is an honorable man" serve as a rhetorical strategy?
11. What is pathos in rhetorical analysis?
12. What did Hirsch's Core Knowledge Sequence aim to provide?
13. You should throw around a bunch of rhetorical terms in your essay. It makes you sound smart.
14. Which element of persuasion involves the strategic use of language to achieve a specific purpose?
15. The following are what ..... fearguiltsurvivalpassion
16. Summarize the key point of the author's argument in paragraphs 1-15.
17. The effect of purposeful diction is usually a specific tone.
18. As a rhetorical message, gravestones respond to what social concern?
19. Interpret the figurative language in the phrase "the stinging darts of segregation." What does it suggest about the experience of segregation?
20. In a persuasive essay, which rhetorical strategy involves appealing to the audience's sense of right and wrong?
21. Logical fallacy in which a writer attacks an opponent's character.
22. In a rhetorical analysis essay, which of the following is most important to consider when analyzing the author's use of ethos?
23. Which of these is not a rhetorical choice?
24. What does the 'A' in SPACE CAT represent?
25. What does trope focus on?
26. During what activities were the persuasive language techniques used?
27. In the "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King Jr. appeals to the audience's emotions when he says:
28. Martin Luther King Jr. uses a rhetorical question in his speech to:
29. What award did President Obama give John Lewis?
30. Rhetorical strategy in which contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences.
31. What strategic reasoning does Chisholm use to argue that the "business of America is war" ?
32. Which device do you see in this sentence?"On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous."
33. Identify the following appeal: "Instagram is a valuable way to share happy memories and stay connected with people who live far away." Mark only one oval.
34. What should you put in the conclusion of a rhetorical analysis essay?
35. Why does the tone shift in The Declaration of Independence?
36. Evaluate the effectiveness of Antony's emotional appeal when he shows Caesar's wounds to the crowd.
37. Evaluate the effectiveness of the author's argument about the role of hope in survival in Chapter 7 of "Alive." Is it convincing?
38. Exercise contributes to better health. Yoga is a form of exercise. Yoga contributes to better health. What type of reasoning is this?
39. A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding to the contrasting or opposing argument
40. The writer's attitude toward his/her subject.
41. For the Rhetorical Analysis essay, the thesis usually
42. What is the purpose of the Salt March mentioned in the prompt?
43. What does "Exigence" mean according to the diagram?
44. Similar consonant sounds repeated in successive or proximate words. Mark only one oval.
45. What is Hertzberg's key critique of Hirsch's 5, 000-item list?
46. Logical Appeal. A strategy in which a writer uses facts, evidence and reason to make audience members accept a claim.
47. Understanding logical reasoning is essential for which rhetorical strategy?
48. Which of the following statements BEST improves this statement: "the speaker's use of pathos affects their argument"
49. What is the purpose of using imagery in rhetoric?
50. The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. often presented within a parallel structure.Example: "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice." (from Hamlet)
51. True or False:When you identify pathos, you need to identify WHICH emotion it is appealing to
52. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next?
53. An audience that is not physically present, but that is affected by the speaker's message.
54. In what way does Lincoln's transition with the phrase "But, in a larger sense" affect the tone of the speech?
55. Which of the following statements best captures the author's main argument?
56. Repetition of a phrase for emphasis is:Mark only one oval.
57. Interpret the author's purpose in writing Chapter 7 of "Alive." What is the main goal of this chapter?
58. Which of the following best describes the writer's main argument in this passage?
59. An argument that discusses the logical outcomes of climate change, using data and projections from scientific research, is employing which appeal?
60. In a rhetorical analysis essay, what is the purpose of analyzing the author's tone?
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