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Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 6 (30 MCQs)

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1. A teenager tries to convince his parents to buy him a new car by saying if they cared about their child's safety they'd upgrade him. This is an example of .....
2. "Several months ago our local affiliate here in Birmingham invited us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent direct action program if such were deemed necessary. We readily consented, and when the hour came we lived up to our promises."
3. An advertisement that appeals to the audience's desire to be part of an exclusive/elite group is using which rhetorical strategy?
4. What does it mean when the speaker acknowledges the counterclaim?
5. What strategy uses flashy words that give no real description?
6. Which of the following would be most likely used in a bandwagon advertising campaign?
7. Which type of rhetoric endorses an author's credibility and trustworthiness?
8. A brief, informally-made reference to a well-known person, place, event, or text. It is used to help readers see a broader picture, to evoke a positive or negative feeling or to apply a symbolic meaning to the thing being referenced. They are often Biblical, literary, or historical.
9. A question asked to make people thing a little deeper and not requiring an answer
10. Taking a common belief and proving it wrong.
11. "You are a beast!" the teammate exclaimed.
12. "Once upon a midnight dreary/while I pondered weak and weary ..... "
13. A short, interesting, usually true story that is designed to make an important point. Anecdotes allow writers to add a human element to their writing and connect with the reader. They can support opinions, support claims, inform, entertain, or persuade.
14. This president had the longest inaugural address of any U.S. president at 8, 455 words (lasting 2 hours!!)
15. Evaluate the following argument: "As a leading scientist in climate research, I can assure you that climate change is a real and urgent issue." Which rhetorical appeal is being used, and why is it effective?
16. When an advertisement only presents positive information about a product while omitting any negative aspects, it is an example of:
17. Cultural diversity in America adds flavor to the melting pot. This is an example of .....
18. Why is it important for an author to have a clear central idea?
19. Open questions are questions that
20. This strategy make a comparison between two different things ..... uses the words "like" or "as" to make the comparison
21. An explicit comparison, often (but not necessarily) employing "like" or "as."
22. Match the word to the defintion to the word: "The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs"
23. Q:When a speaker influences the emotions of the audience in order to persuade them, they are using .....
24. What is a reference to another literary work (can be a song, poem, painting, etc.)?
25. Listing the steps of a process of how something happened/happens
26. Particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point. It is a structural part of a plot, and is at times referred to as a "crisis." It is a decisive moment or a turning point in a storyline at which the rising action turns around into a falling action.
27. What is generalization?
28. A speaker says, "As a parent, I understand your concerns about school safety." Which rhetorical appeal is being used, and why?
29. A way to persuade an audience using shared values, customs and stories.
30. I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday-at 4:30 in the morning.
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