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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 33 (25 MCQs)

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1. A word or phrase that compares something directly to something else, in order to create an image or resemblance.
2. An unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text
3. Which persuasive appeal is Abraham Lincoln using when he states the following words in the Gettysburg Address?"We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this."
4. Rhetorical Devicea mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
5. Which of the following best defines 'rhetoric'?
6. Which of the following is an example of repetition for emphasis?
7. This strategy attempts to make writers or speakers credible by creating a credible image of them.
8. Which rhetorical strategy does Martin Luther King Jr. use when he references historical figures and documents?
9. To make a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?
10. The following is an example of, " "I know you are hungry, but don't even think about going to the golden arches!"
11. What is the following an example of? the rise of poverty will unlock Pandora's box of crimes
12. "Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will"This is an example of:
13. Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. This can be more emphatic than if a final conjunction were used.
14. Related to style, ..... refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
15. What does the rhetorical device 'hyperbole' entail?
16. Read this excerpt from Common Sense:No country on the globe is so happily situated, or so internally capable of raising a fleet as America. Tar, timber, iron, and cordage are her natural produce. We need go abroad for nothing.Which words or phrases from this passage best demonstrate logos?
17. A mistaken idea; an error
18. In time, we will see growth. In time, we will gain strength. In time, we will be as one.
19. "I don't blame our president at all. I really don't. The reason I don't blame our president is because America has gone to sleep." -Shirley Chisholm, 'A Coalition of Conscience, ' Greenfield High School, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Oct. 3, 1983.This quote contains an example of ..... :
20. When speaker's use the same words / phrase more than once for effect
21. Pattern of organization that shows how things are arranged in physical space
22. Explain the use of charged language in the following sentence: "The brutal and inhumane treatment of animals in factory farms must be stopped."
23. Kennedy supports the United Nations.
24. MLK's "I Have a Dream" ..... Which line is repeated throughout the speech?
25. Rhetorical analysis is the examination of .....
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