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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 49 (25 MCQs)

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1. Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and can't do, whether you're playing a game or explaining how to behave in class. You should follow the rules; they help people get along.What is the author's purpose?
2. Argument directed against a person rather a position
3. An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis and is not taken literally- "
4. The ability to discover all of the available means of persuasion in any situation.
5. Identify the rhetorical device being used in this passage."We've also studied samples of blood and hair for people at the site that tested positive for sarin."
6. Which rhetorical device is used?I came, I saw, I conquered.
7. What technique is employed in the following example?"Do you know who loves death metal? I do."
8. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
9. An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
10. A question used for effect, emphasis, or provocation. It is not meant to be answered.
11. My nephew is a monkey! He climbs on everything.
12. Appeals to ..... evokes listener's feelings, including sympathy for others. These types of appeals often use words that have strong positive or negative connotations. They may also refer to moral, religious, or patriotic feelings.
13. Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics-He is flaky as a snowstorm.
14. "To think on death it is a misery, / To think on life it is a vanity;/ to think on the world verily it is, / to think that here man hath no perfect bliss.' Peachum
15. Words used to invoke emotions ..... Example:profitable, secret, dangerous, revolutionary
16. "and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"
17. A writing form that uses repetition creating a feeling of rhythm and balance
18. The primary audience of Gehrig's speech is .....
19. What is the impact of an effective RHETORICAL QUESTION?
20. What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below? "The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creationis uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it.Olympus is but the outside of the earth everywhere." -Walden, Henry David Thoreau
21. Appeal to ..... encourages the audience to trust the speaker's credibility. In some cases, such an appeal can be a ..... or an arugment that doesn not have a true foundation.
22. Which best defines PARALLELISM?
23. This is an example of a(n) .....
24. "Tell them to be good, tell them to follow their elders, and tell them to mind their manners." -Is an example of what?
25. Repetition at the end of a line. Example: "See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil."
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