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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 22 (25 MCQs)

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1. A persuasive technique used to help convince an audience.
2. Interpret the rhetorical question in the following sentence: "How can we stand by and do nothing while our planet suffers?"
3. The repetition of the BEGINNING sounds of wordsEx:the high-hung hall in the distance
4. Appeal to logic using facts and statistics
5. Respected celebrity or someone generally hated claims that an idea or product is good (or bad).
6. Correctional facility instead of jail
7. "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." ..... JFK
8. What purposes do paragraphs 21 and 22 serve?
9. " ..... for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom"
10. The 3 elements to the art of persuasion are known as .....
11. Which 4th Century Greek philosopher divided the means of persuasion, into three appeals, which are commonly known as Ethos, Logos, and Pathos?
12. Repetition of a word or phrase used for emphasis at the beginning of a line
13. The following is an example of ..... "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"
14. The ironic minimizing of fact, ..... presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic ..... is the opposite of hyperbole.
15. "My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." -President Obama
16. Which type of appeal would include references to behavior?
17. Device? "A cup of good strong coffee would not be unwelcome right now."
18. An analogy is used to:
19. True or False:An example of an "chiasmus" is "it's not the men in my life' it's the life in my men" .
20. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (using like or as), used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion; crazy like a fox")
21. The purposeful omission of coordinating conjunctions
22. What does King mean when he says in lines 37-38, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ?
23. Rhetorical Appealpersuading through the character and credibility of the author (ethical)
24. When authors catalogue something, they create a .....
25. Which of the following best describes the use of logos in King's letter?
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