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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 28 (25 MCQs)

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1. The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:
2. "He's big boned." and "She's between jobs." are both examples of which rhetorical device?
3. Which rhetorical device is used here: "Wearing uniforms can increase a student's sense of belonging by at least 80%."
4. ..... means:omitting conjunctions such as "and" from a series of related clauses for rhetorical effect
5. Euthyphro at the end of the eponymous Socratic dialogue ("Euthyphro"), realizing that he does not really understand the term "piety" the way he thought he did.
6. Type of appeal:Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using a cell phone while driving.
7. Writing that teaches a specific lesson, moral, or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
8. "Canadians are a tough and resilient people."Is this a metaphor?
9. I have been waiting for you to finish getting ready for years.
10. "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." This is an example of ..... ?
11. The main idea or point the speaker is trying to get across.
12. What is the term for a rhetorical device that involves asking a question to make a point rather than to elicit an answer?
13. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:" ..... we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty"
14. "I'd tell you how our mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters still earn less, have no control over their bodies, and are traded and trafficked like slaves, and I could tell you how it's easier for someone to buy a gun and put it to their head than it is to diagnose the illness within it. THE BOLD WORDS ARE .....
15. A mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one. Example: "Sanitation engineer" instead of "garbage man."
16. In this class we laugh; in this class we love; in this class we learn!
17. What is ethos?
18. In paragraph 9, King states, "When will you be satisfied?" What rhetorical device is being used?
19. Which rhetorical device uses time to persuade an audience?
20. Identify the Anaphora."It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
21. Something that is dangerous or very risky
22. Litotes is .....
23. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get" (from the movie Forrest Gump).
24. What is the definition of HYPERBOLE?
25. When something is said to figuratively be like something else
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