Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 15 (30 MCQs)

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1. The World Health Organization has endorsed the Covid-19 vaccine.
2. Repetition of words or similar words in reverse order for effect.
3. Pay attention to the repetition of the same words at the end of the clauses or sentences:'' To the effect, yes. Don't tell anyone. He said that he couldn't believe he killed somebody with his bare hands, that all the other mother [BLEEP] referring to hoods and thugs and stuff think they're hard core. But he just killed a person with his bare hands" (Jay Wilds). What is this an example of?
4. '' Adnan's trial was a long ordeal. Jay was on the stand for something like five days. A cellphone expert testified for two days, a lifetime when you're discussing cell tower technology." What rhetorical strategy does the state employ by having this person testify?
5. A person or organization that is an expert or has relevant experience on a subject.
6. All of the people that you met in town are very strange. You conclude that everyone in town is very strange.
7. I won't mention how badly you did, but maybe you should prepare next time.
8. An issue, problem or situation that motivates someone to write or speak.
9. Which of the following represents a hyperbole?
10. Explains what the problem is, then shows what steps should be taken to fix the problem
11. "You think a raindrop looks like a teardrop, but it's actually flat on the bottom and rounded on top."
12. An author provides direct quotes from experts to support his claims.
13. Hypophoric questions are questions that
14. If all teachers that use reading glasses should be paid 100K annually, and Mr. Roorda uses reading glasses, then Mr. Roorda should be paid 100K annually.
15. If a speaker wants to appeal to an audience's sense of logic, which strategy should they use?
16. Which rhetorical strategy employs fear to influence the audience's decision-making?
17. What is the primary purpose of the author in a text where the rhetoric is particularly effective?
18. What is the purpose of using an analogy as a rhetorical strategy?
19. What rhetorical strategy is being used when an advertisement portrays the product as cutting-edge or ahead of its time?
20. When an advertisement uses exaggerated or misleading information to persuade the audience, it is an example of:
21. A word, phrase, or concept that is repeated for effect
22. "In years gone by, there were in every community men and women who spoke the language of duty and morality and loyalty and obligation." -William F. Buckley
23. Which type of rhetoric uses facts, statistics, and research?
24. A short and true story
25. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
26. The following is an example of what Rhetorical Device? Are we a nation that tolerates the hypocrisy of a system where workers who pick our fruit and make our beds never have a chance to get right with the law? Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms? Or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together?" -Barack Obama
27. What is the author's purpose when they use abductive reasoning in their writing?
28. Parallel structure is the use of words or phrases with
29. When an advertisement attempts to appeal to the audience's desire for luxury or exclusivity, it is using:
30. When MLK addresses his critics as "My Dear Fellow Clergymen"