This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Techniques – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for expressing an idea as less important than it actually is, often for ironic emphasis? A) Parallelism. B) Understatement. C) Hypophora. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 2. A speaker argues that their plan is the best because it is supported by numerous studies and expert opinions. Which rhetorical technique are they using? A) Appeal to Logic. B) Appeal by Association. C) Glittering Generalization. D) Appeal to Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Logic. 3. "Because I could not stop for Death-He kindly stopped for me-The Carriage held but just Ourselves-And Immortality." - "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily DickinsonThis is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Pathos. C) Personification. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. Type of appeal:"By donating fifty cents a day ..... your child can have clean drinking water ..... " A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 5. What technique is the company using? "TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy." A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Pathos and Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos and Ethos. 6. According to the presentation, which emotions can pathos appeal to? A) Only negative emotions like fear and anger. B) Only positive emotions like love and joy. C) Only logical emotions based on facts. D) A wide range of emotions including love, fear, anger, and hatred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wide range of emotions including love, fear, anger, and hatred. 7. When a speaker tries to convince the audience by using facts, statistics, and logical reasoning, which rhetorical technique are they using? A) Appeal by Association. B) Appeal to Logic. C) Glittering Generalization. D) Appeal to Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Logic. 8. Which of the following rhetorical appeals focuses on credibility and ethics? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 9. Special words or expressions used by a profession or certain group; used to signal expertise and establish credibility. A) Jargon. B) Emotion. C) Evidence. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jargon. 10. Historical evidence is when the writer uses flashback or an anecdote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. A word or expression from the end of one sentence or clause is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence or clause A) Epistrophe. B) Anadiplosis. C) Anaphora. D) Hypophora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anadiplosis. 12. Which term describes a marketing technique that addresses individuals by using "you" or "your" ? A) Inclusive Language. B) Bandwagon. C) Synthetic Personalization. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthetic Personalization. 13. "Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen!"The above excerpt is an example of which rhetorical appeal? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 14. Which of the following sentences is an example of polysyndeton? A) Neither wind nor rain nor sleet will stop me. B) Hope is a bird, a plane, a shooting star. C) Do or do not:there is no try. D) She is smart; she is kind; she is beautiful.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither wind nor rain nor sleet will stop me. 15. An advertisement claims that using a certain toothpaste will make you as popular as a celebrity. Which rhetorical technique is being used? A) Appeal to Logic. B) Appeal by Association. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Glittering Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal by Association. 16. What is name calling? A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. B) Persuading people to do something by let them know others are all doing it as well. C) Describing poor aspects of a competitor's argument/ product. D) Using statistics or data to support an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describing poor aspects of a competitor's argument/ product. 17. What is an indirect reference to another well-known piece of literature (or idea)? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Adjectives. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 18. A charity organization shows images of suffering animals to encourage donations. Which rhetorical technique is this? A) Glittering Generalization. B) Appeal by Association. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Appeal to Logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Emotion. 19. When an author demonstrates why opposing views are not as valid as the arguments they are presenting they are making A) A rebuttal. B) A concession. C) A persuasive appeal. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rebuttal. 20. Which are types of figurative language that can be used as rhetorical techniques? A) Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor. B) Adjectives, Loaded Words. C) Rhetorical Questions, Pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor. 21. How can figurative language be used as a rhetorical appeal? A) Using the figurative language to be convincing in some way. B) Imagery, similes, and metaphors are always rhetorical. C) It can't be. D) Using the figurative language to sound beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the figurative language to be convincing in some way. 22. How does a simile function in formal prose? A) By comparing an unfamiliar thing to a familiar one. B) By stating that one thing is another. C) By comparing two identical things. D) By exaggerating for effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By comparing an unfamiliar thing to a familiar one. 23. The establishment of authority and reliability, used to gain the confidence and trust of theaudience. A) Credibility (Ethos). B) Emotion (Pathos). C) Reason (Logos). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credibility (Ethos). 24. Fill in the blank: ..... will usually affect how you evaluate something. A) Your point of view. B) Your mood. C) Your self confidence. D) Your friends and family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your point of view. 25. What is the best definition of imagery? A) Asking a question to make a point, not get an answer. B) Descriptive language that appeals to the senses. C) Repeating what has already been said or written. D) When you use a picture to make a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Descriptive language that appeals to the senses. 26. Expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points A) Parallelism. B) Analogy. C) Restatement. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restatement. 27. Rhetoric that appeals to emotion is called A) Logos. B) Manos. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 28. When an author cites information from recognized experts on a subject they are making A) An appeal to authority. B) A warrant. C) An appeal to emotion. D) A fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An appeal to authority. 29. Which of the following best describes 'pathos' as a persuasive technique? A) Using facts and statistics to support claims. B) Establishing the speaker's expertise and authority. C) Creating logical connections between ideas. D) Appealing to the audience's emotions and sense of identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appealing to the audience's emotions and sense of identity. 30. Using the same words frequently to reinforce concepts A) Analogy. B) Repetition. C) Parallelism. D) Restatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Techniques Quiz 1Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 2Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 4Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 5Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 6Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 7Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 8Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books