Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 69 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is a tone analysis technique?
2. And we've come here from every crack, crease, and crevice of our country to our Capital to say that, for all those whose cares have been our concern, we're ready.
3. The early bird gets the worm
4. The diction of "generous America" used by President Obama shows
5. A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts
6. What is the definition of rhetorical questions?
7. Brutus:Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe.
8. A persuasive appeal based on the projected character of the speaker or narrator. Or based on the listener's sense of right or wrong.
9. "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country"
10. In his "We shall fight on the Beaches" speech, 1940, Winston Churchill said: "We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence ..... " This is an example of a/an
11. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"Why wouldn't you want to visit one of the most beautiful countries of the world, Tuscany Italy?"
12. Which appeal proves the speaker can be trusted based on character or qualifications?
13. Repeating a sentence structure
14. Explaining what a term or concept means
15. Which rhetorical device is the following an example of?"We must protest until the school removes the vending machines. How much longer should we continue to feed our children junk food?"
16. A statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words. Often used for humorous of sarcastic effect
17. Identify the Rhetorical Device:Over, over, the waves rolled around; the boat along with the waves; the lighthouse peering at it every rotation, intrigued ..... then, not intrigued enough to act.
18. Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: "We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was 'legal' and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was 'illegal'." ."
19. How does the use of repetition in 'We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds' affect its emotional impact?
20. Logos could be which of the following?
21. A brief story usually told to prove a point. It may be about the speaker or about someone the speaker knows/has heard of
22. A satiric of a work or of an author with the idea of ridiculing the author, his ideas, or work
23. Hurl or launch (something) in a specified direction with or as if with a catapult. To move into the spotlight
24. A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas are given human qualities
25. Which rhetorical device is used: "4 out of 5 dentists recommend Colgate, so you should go with the reliable choice."