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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 35 (30 MCQs)

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1. The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
2. A horse is a horse, of course, of course. And no one can talk to a horse of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed
3. What is the main goal of using rhetorical devices in language?
4. I'm not insulting you. I'm just describing you.
5. The references made to James Madison, when California joins the U.S.A. and to Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, etc. are examples of
6. Questions that don't require an actual answer that encourage the listener to reflect on what the implied answer to the question must be.
7. The appeal to the emotions of an audience by creating an emotional response and connection to the argument made by the speaker.
8. Alliteration Definition:
9. The use of multiple times of the same word or phrase to emphasize key concepts.
10. An argument that begins with the support and ends with the thesis or generalization is called
11. Rhetorical Appealpersuading by appealing to the audience's emotion (emotional)
12. Which of the following sentences uses parallelism properly?
13. This is Greek for "time" .....
14. "You'll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do:you have heart" is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
15. According to Martin Luther King, Jr., why couldn't white Americans truly empathize with the demonstrators?
16. The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical device?We stand indicted in the public opinion, rejected by men, hated by many.
17. Which sentence contains an example of personification?
18. Which rhetorical device is evident in the phrase 'Let freedom ring'?
19. Writing, "I'm done. I'm done. I'M DONE!" consecutively is an example of .....
20. An extended metaphor or analogy of two strikingly different things
21. An ..... is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
22. What is the purpose of using parallelism in rhetoric?
23. Food at KFC tastes better than food at McDonalds!What type of persuasive rhetoric is this?
24. A figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa (The word "suits" refers to businessmen)
25. Define the roots:Frag/Fract
26. "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft buried with their bones." What does this quote mean?
27. Which of the three appeals is present in the following: "I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. I have received thousands of good wish cards and gifts from all over the world. Thank you to all of them. Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me."
28. Compares two things by stating one is the other-The eyes are the windows of the soul.
29. A commercial that attempts to pull at your heart-strings to persuade you to buy their product is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
30. Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences.
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