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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 32 (30 MCQs)

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1. Define the root:Cred
2. "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate ..... leads to suffering!" ..... Master Yoda
3. A figure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question.
4. Argument based on the logical reasoning.
5. In this excerpt from a speech, Martin Luther King Jr. highlights the struggles and aspirations of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement:"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'"The above is an example of what rhetorical appeal?
6. The character or emotions of a speaker that are expressed in an attempt to persuade an audience.The appeal to morality and ethics that a speaker makes in order to persuade an audience.
7. What is the term for a question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer?
8. In his speech, Patrick Henry asserts that ..... is inevitable.
9. What type of rhetorical device is this: "Chocolate cake is my kryptonite."
10. Edward recognizes that the text he is analyzing has a counterargument and he decides to write about it in one of his body paragraphs. What feedback would you provide Edward?
11. It is an emotionally violent attack using strong, abusive language.
12. What is the term for the appeal to logic and reason in rhetoric?
13. "Bad men live that they may eat and drink; whereas good men eat and drink that they may live." -Socrates
14. To convince by appealing to logical reasoning
15. This part of a speech acknowledges the other side, but makes a compromise with their argument.
16. A comparison between two situations or ideas to explain something unfamiliar is a(n):
17. The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues "A stinging satire on American politics"
18. Identify the tone in the following passage: "The sun rose gently, bathing the world in a soft, golden light, promising a day full of hope and joy."
19. A stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences.
20. In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. The application of parallelism affects readability and may make texts easier to process.
21. Which of the following is an appeal to credibility or ethics?
22. Audience appeals are
23. "I've known rivers:I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.My soul has grown deep like the rivers." ..... Langston Hughes Which technique is used prominently in the above line of Hughes' poem?
24. What does the word "ALLUSION" mean?
25. A way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story.
26. Ethos tries to appeal to someone's .....
27. In the context of rhetoric, what does 'kairos' refer to?
28. What will the timing be like on AP exam day?
29. One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences.
30. What literary device involves making a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
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