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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 10 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which persuasive technique does Martin Luther King Jr. employ when he discusses the injustices faced by African Americans?
2. The snow is like a blanket of white.
3. What does Kennedy mean when he states we must "convert good words ..... into good deeds" for South America?
4. What is the term used to describe the process of addressing mass audiences as though they were individuals through inclusive language usage?
5. "He refuses to donate any money to the charity. He is a scrooge."The sentence above is an example of which rhetorical device.
6. For with a country as with a person, "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
7. An appeal to reason and facts
8. The repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause."When I give, I give myself."
9. A question posed for effect, not requiring an answer. Example: "How long shall we look the other way while our fellow human beings suffer?" (Michael Harrington, The Other America:Poverty in the United States)
10. Only presenting information that is positive to an idea or proposal and leaving out information opposing it
11. Which of the following is an example of repetition for emphasis in a speech?
12. This is the process of defining a concept by explaining what it is not.
13. The speech appeals to the audience's emotions
14. Which of the following is an example of ethos in rhetoric?
15. Red Jacket is careful to be complimentary to his audience. Why?
16. Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.
17. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. This is example of what type of figurative language?
18. Makes a connection between two things "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." (Neil Armstrong)
19. The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
20. What is the term used to describe the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence?
21. "This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [ ..... ]This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, "
22. A very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something
23. Which word means "a comparison of two unlike things, using the words 'like' or 'as'?"
24. The appeal based on logic or reason:
25. In his speech, Kennedy argues that we must, like our ancestors, continue to fight for .....
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