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Rhetorical Devices Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:a suggestion that the reader should agree with an idea because a respected authority happens to believe it
2. Jane read the book by the babbling brook.
3. '' ..... to love and to justice ..... " From the eulogy of MLK by Robert F. Kennedy.This is an example of?
4. Another expression for "exaggeration" is "euphemism" .
5. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:An attack "on the person" rather than on his or her ideas or reasoning.
6. A father recounts a trip his family took when he was a child.
7. Climax/Gradation
8. Using important words over and over to drive a point home
9. Consider the sentence: "You have the power to decide the future of space exploration." What is the effect of using direct address in this context?
10. Why is a short sentence persuasive?
11. In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check.
12. The substitution of one word for another that it suggests "Neptunus me terret"
13. Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "deafening silence" ?
14. Analyze the following sentence: "Why should we risk human lives when robots can do the job?" What is the purpose of the rhetorical question here?
15. Which of the following best describes parallel structure?
16. "I had so much homework last night that I needed a pick up truck to carry all of my books of my books home"
17. Expression of meaning through an image (a comparison of two unlike things)
18. Which of the following best defines paralipsis?
19. Which of the following best defines syllepsis?
20. "Let a man acknowledge his obligations to himself, his family, his country, and his God."
21. What is the effect of using chiasmus in writing?
22. What rhetorical device is used when a speaker emphasizes their credibility?
23. I have a dream that 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.This excerpt is an example of?
24. Which of the following best defines litotes?
25. A story, picture, or other work that uses symbolic figures, objects or actions toconvey truth. The purpose is to explain an idea or principle
26. What technique is employed in the following example? Angel asked, "How can we live in a world without death metal?"
27. I ate in three restaurants in Bangkok and didn't like the experience. There are no good restaurants in Bangkok.
28. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence: "Isn't it amazing how far technology has come in space exploration?"
29. The subject, purpose, audience, occasion, and situation in which writing occurs.
30. Epistrophe is when you:
31. Which type of motivation relies on things outside of yourself (like rewards and grades)?
32. The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of words or syllables.
33. A mild or indirect word or expression that is too harsh or blunt-refers to something unpleasant or embarrassing
34. A kind of metaphor that uses like or as in its comparison
35. Which device is exemplified by "The report must include:1) introduction, 2) methods, 3) results, 4) conclusion." ?
36. He had to eat his words.
37. "Walking in a winter wonderland"
38. Rhetoric used to influence an audience by using words or phrases with strong connotation associated with them in order to invoke an emotional response
39. The usual word order is rearranged, often for the effect of emphasis or to maintain the meter. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is this gold complexion dimmed.(Shakespeare, Sonnet 18)
40. This argument says something is good or correct because it is a tradition
41. Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase 'April showers bring May flowers'?
42. How can understanding rhetorical devices improve writing?
43. Elaborating on a definition to ensure no one missed the point
44. "Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love."The highlighted portion is an example of?
45. What is this sentence an example of:The day i graduate I will be happy. The day I get married I will be happy. The day I achieve greatness I will be happy.
46. Depending on the idea that the time has come for a particular idea of action.
47. Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?
48. Asking a question and then answering your own question
49. "Indianapolis wins the super bowl by 14 points."What Rhetorical Device is shown?
50. Amplification. What is this word?
51. The attribution of human characteristics to non-human things
52. Who defined the concepts of logos, pathos and ethos?
53. A sudden swerve into a seemingly unrelated idea in the middle of a sentence.
54. What rhetorical device or strategy is NOT present here:When I was in college, a close friend of mine was a chronic smoker, and it was heartbreaking to see how it affected his health and our friendship. It would help him relieve some stress but in the end, it damaged his lungs beyond repair. This taught me that indulging a moment of pleasure can lead to a lifetime of pain.
55. What does Epistrophe mean?
56. Presents the false assumption that there are only two possibilities (think:either/or)
57. Works by moving from a seemingly benign premise or starting point and working through a number of small steps to an improbable extreme
58. Tone is a rhetorical device in which the writer or speaker?
59. What is the main focus of logos as a rhetorical device?
60. "If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it.
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