This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Strategies – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 8 (42 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. A) Attitude. B) Inductive reasoning. C) Deductive reasoning. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deductive reasoning. 2. If a speaker wants to appeal to an audience's sense of logic, which strategy should they use? A) Tell a personal story. B) Use emotional language. C) Present statistics and evidence. D) Use humorTagsCCSS.RI.9-10.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present statistics and evidence. 3. Which rhetorical strategy employs fear to influence the audience's decision-making? A) Card stacking. B) Scare tactics. C) Bribery. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scare tactics. 4. What is the primary purpose of the author in a text where the rhetoric is particularly effective? A) To entertain the audience. B) To inform the audience. C) To persuade the audience. D) To confuse the audienceTagsGA.ELAGSE11-12RI6DOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade the audience. 5. What is the purpose of using an analogy as a rhetorical strategy? A) To emphasize the speaker's argument. B) To provoke the audience to think deeply. C) To explain/clarify some unfamiliar or difficult idea. D) To add credibility to writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To explain/clarify some unfamiliar or difficult idea. 6. What rhetorical strategy is being used when an advertisement portrays the product as cutting-edge or ahead of its time? A) Avant-garde. B) Testimonials. C) Transfer technique. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avant-garde. 7. When an advertisement uses exaggerated or misleading information to persuade the audience, it is an example of: A) Misuse of statistics. B) Bandwagon. C) Bribery. D) Snob appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misuse of statistics. 8. A word, phrase, or concept that is repeated for effect A) Euphemism. B) Antanagoge. C) Anadiplosis. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 9. "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 A) Synecdoche. B) Asyndeton. C) Polysyndeton. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polysyndeton. 10. Which type of rhetoric uses facts, statistics, and research? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 11. A short and true story A) Repetition. B) Anecdote. C) Metaphor. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 12. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. A) Analogy. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 13. 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 A) Antithesis. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Parallelsim. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 14. What is the author's purpose when they use abductive reasoning in their writing? A) To establish their credibility. B) To appeal to the audience's emotions. C) To simplify complex ideas. D) To make a guess based on the best available evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make a guess based on the best available evidence. 15. Parallel structure is the use of words or phrases with A) Same grammatical structure. B) Figurative meanings. C) Logical meanings. D) Historical references. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same grammatical structure. 16. When an advertisement attempts to appeal to the audience's desire for luxury or exclusivity, it is using: A) Plain folks. B) Snob appeal. C) Loaded words. D) Name calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snob appeal. 17. When MLK addresses his critics as "My Dear Fellow Clergymen" A) Ethos because he's showing they can trust him, since they are all ministers. B) Pathos because he's making them feel good about themselves. C) Logos because it makes sense to agree with what he's saying, since they are all ministers. D) Memos because he's reminding them that they are all clergymen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos because he's showing they can trust him, since they are all ministers. 18. Explaining something so it makes logical sense. A) Correcting misconception. B) Logic and reasoning. C) Facts and statistics. D) Cause and effect chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logic and reasoning. 19. Testimonial is a rhetorical device that: A) Tells about a credible source's experience with or support of something. B) Tell what a witness has to say on the witness stand. C) Explain why you should not buy the product advertised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tells about a credible source's experience with or support of something. 20. Which rhetorical technique involves the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses? A) Logos. B) Anaphora. C) Ethos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 21. Informal or regional language A) Connotation. B) Syntax. C) Slang. D) Jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slang. 22. The students' silent protest caused no disruption and allowed them to express their beliefs peacefully. Which rhetorical strategy is mainly used? A) Logos. B) Connotation. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 23. I'm nobody! || Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us ||-don't tell! They'd banish ||-you know! This is an example of A) Caesura. B) Euphony. C) Metonymy. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caesura. 24. Sentence structure; the order of words in a sentence A) Occasion. B) Syntax. C) Credibility. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syntax. 25. Words that sound like their sounds. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 26. This strategy is used when trying to persuade an audience that a character is a trustworthy person. A) Pathos. B) Rhetoric. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 27. What is the main intention behind using the "plain folks" technique in advertising? A) To create an illusion of grandeur and sophistication. B) To make products seem unattainable and out of reach. C) To establish a personal and down-to-earth connection with the audience. D) To convey a sense of mystery and intrigue about the product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To establish a personal and down-to-earth connection with the audience. 28. Exercise has been proven to cause better heart health, so if you are looking to increase your overall health, add exercise to your routine. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 29. A commercial features a well-known athlete endorsing a brand of shoes. Which rhetorical strategy is primarily being used? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Telos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 30. Evaluate how the author's use of anecdotes contributes to the persuasiveness of the text. A) It provides statistical evidence. B) It adds personal connection and relatability. C) It lengthens the text. D) It distracts from the main argumentTagsGA.ELAGSE11-12RI6DOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It adds personal connection and relatability. 31. Which of the below is an example of a simile? A) The weight was as light as a feather. B) Her heart smiled. C) My dad is a teddy bear. D) She was a crazy person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weight was as light as a feather. 32. Citing research studies is an example of ..... A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility. 33. MLK uses Reinhold Niebuhr, a respected person who studies the Bible, to agree with him, since he says "groups are more immoral than individuals" A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Memos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 34. Which statement is an example of ethos? A) Studies show students perform better when supported. B) This policy is unfair. C) Imagine how scared students would feel. D) As a Supreme Court justice, I must interpret the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a Supreme Court justice, I must interpret the Constitution. 35. "The children had lost everything:their family, their home, their pet dog" is an example of A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 36. I served in the Marines for ten years. I know what it means to go to war, and I can be trusted to lead the military because of my experience. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 37. Asking a question for effect instead of actually wanting an answer A) Ethos. B) Analogy. C) Anecdote. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 38. "My parents were firm believers that children should be seen & not heard" is an example of A) Allusion. B) Anecdote. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 39. Which statement best shows logos? A) You should trust me because I am experienced. B) Many students were upset. C) There was no evidence of disruption. D) This decision is cruel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was no evidence of disruption. 40. Writing or speaking that promotes change and urges people to take action A) Rhetorical Question. B) Allusion. C) Euphemism. D) Call to Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call to Action. 41. Which of the following is an example of jargon? A) Someone using an accent to match the location in which they are speaking. B) Someone using terms like "machine learning, " "neural networks, " and "large language models" when speaking about AI. C) Someone describing their qualifications in their field to establish credibility. D) Someone making jokes to create a connection with their audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone using terms like "machine learning, " "neural networks, " and "large language models" when speaking about AI. 42. Which rhetorical strategy involves the use of vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the senses? A) Metaphor. B) Repetition. C) Parallelism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Strategies Quiz 1Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 2Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 3Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 4Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 5Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 6Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 7Clarity And Coherence Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books