Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 14 (30 MCQs)

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1. St. Jude's Research Hospital commercials beg viewers to donate money to help children with cancer.
2. A vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head.
3. Using experts is an example of .....
4. The commercial of a non-profit organization for clean oceans shows images of children playing in the surf and getting their feet tangled in plastic bags.
5. Getting your stakeholders and audience to care or relate to the subject.
6. The instance of placing two opposite things close together to create a contrasting effect.
7. The stream of water ran down the whale's back.
8. "Well, Stephanie was a very close friend of mine, as I mentioned. And I just kind of wanted to make sure that she also got a gift from him, you know? She mentioned to me that she was looking forward to getting a gift from him. She mentioned that she was really happy to get the gift that I gave her" (Adnan Syed). What is the repetition of the same words at the BEGINNING of sentence an example of?
9. Use of language in a non-literal way
10. Which rhetorical strategy relies on logic and reasoning, using data and facts to persuade an audience?
11. When MLK compares Albert Boutwell and Bull Conner
12. My friend's dog loves belly rubs, so probably all dogs love belly rubs.
13. A plumbing school reports that 89% of their graduates get industry jobs upon finishing the program.
14. Which of the following is a definition of jargon?
15. Jimmy wants a ventriloquist dummy and explains to his parents that having the puppet will develop Jimmy's presentation skills and keep him off of video games and social media.
16. Over four million students in the United States have at least one learning disability, so we should have a federal program for their care.This is an example of
17. The Oval Office issued a statement condemning the terrorist attack.
18. Which rhetorical strategy focuses on the credibility of the speaker?
19. She's going through a rollercoaster of emotions.
20. * "While not all Americans may love or even play Tetris, we all cherish our right to pursue happiness."
21. What does it mean to prove that the speaker is credible?
22. An important and sometimes recurring theme or idea in a story, represented by a single word
23. "Do I look like I was born yesterday?"
24. "Dr. Hanson, a top neurologist, says reading is good for the brain" is an example of
25. Identify the impact of the author's use of parallelism in a persuasive text.
26. The following is an example of what Rhetorical Device? Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman?
27. An Olympic runner speaks at a running clinic for a college track team.
28. Your second rhetorical analysis was much better than your first.
29. What is emotionally charged language?
30. What is a potential downside of using catchphrases?