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Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. When something is suggested without being concretely stated
2. Which of the following best defines the term "rhetoric" as used in English Language Arts?
3. Brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth
4. "While Mr. Boutwell is much more articulate and gentle than Mr. Conner, they are both segregationists, dedicated to the task of maintaining the status quo."
5. A new cell phone company advertises that their users can stay easily connected with family members because of the reliable service.
6. What does it mean to cite facts and statistics?
7. Please donate to my cousin. She is going through her third round of chemotherapy and the medical bills are piling up.
8. Arguments made using logic
9. Mathematical analysis that relies on studies
10. "Phineas Gage had a crowbar go through his head but survived. The damage to certain parts of his brain shows that brain damage can change your personality."
11. His neighbors refer to him as another Ghandi because he solves their problems peacefully.
12. The food was dreadful and the service was criminal.
13. Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" is a/an
14. ..... is the rules that govern sentence structure in a given language.
15. This strategy intentionally exaggerates conditions for effect.
16. Which rhetorical strategy involves using words that have strong emotional associations to persuade the audience?
17. Sarah had a sick baby and desperately needed time off from work, but her boss didn't want to give her any. When she came back to work, she was fired. It's people like Sarah who prove we need a paid parental leave policy.
18. I would have to grow a third arm to complete the same amount of work my spouse does in an hour.
19. Which of these examples are using emotion?
20. What do you want out of life?
21. "A Holocaust survivor describes what he remembers from the crematoria. He remembers blue flames coming out of a skull."
22. A short and amusing or interesting story about an incident or person
23. Giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object/nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
24. An appeal based on the character/reputation/credibility of the speaker
25. "Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as naught; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness." This is an example of
26. What emotional response is bandwagon advertising most likely trying to evoke in consumers?
27. For a college application, the admissions officers
28. A presidential inaugural address serves the purpose of:
29. The repeating of words, phrases, or clauses for emphasis ..... "I have a dream ..... "
30. Which type of rhetoric uses words/phrases/images that evoke strong emotions?
31. Strategize how to analyze the effectiveness of an author's rhetoric in a text.
32. How does the author's use of pathos contribute to the power of a text?
33. In what way does ethos contribute to the effectiveness of an argument?
34. A figure of speech in which the grammar of one phrase is inverted in the following phrase, such that two key concepts from the original phrase reappear in the second phrase in inverted order; "Fair is foul and foul is fair"-Shakespeare
35. An individual shares their first-hand experience with poverty and food insecurity throughout their life.
36. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. This is an example of
37. The appeal to logic is also known as?
38. A politician says, "Our country was built on the values of hard work and honesty." Which rhetorical appeal is primarily being used?
39. A figure of speech in which a speaker says one thing but means another. It comes in several forms and is used to bring humor to a situation, foreshadow events to come or introduce a sense of foreboding.
40. What role does ethos play in persuasive writing?
41. Showing how one action cause another action
42. Which rhetorical appeal involves the writer or speaker establishing his or her credibility?
43. What is loaded language/diction?
44. Which of the following is an example of abductive reasoning?
45. True or False:The use of jargon can help establish credibility (appeal to ethos)?
46. How is an author's PURPOSE best described?
47. Statistics and data used in writing are
48. "We came, we saw, we conquered."
49. What rhetorical strategy involves making the audience believe they will be left out if they don't follow the crowd?
50. The use of words to affect the meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of those words
51. Asking a question and then immediately answering it.
52. Using facts an example of .....
53. A comparison of two unlike things. It is used to get the reader to see a new side of something or to highlight an aspect of something that is similar to something familiar.
54. Comparing two or more examples to show similarities and differences.
55. The medical experience and education of a medical/health practitioner is an example of which appeal?
56. A perception of expertise based on who the speaker/writer is
57. The action of the story that follows the climax and brings the story to the conclusion
58. "A 300 pound American contains enough fat to make the same amount of fuel as 15 gallons of gasoline."
59. Identify the rhetorical strategy used in the sentence:'She's in a better place now.'
60. Which rhetorical strategy involves the author's attitude towards the subject?
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