This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Strategies – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The appeal to logic is also known as? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 2. A politician says, "Our country was built on the values of hard work and honesty." Which rhetorical appeal is primarily being used? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 3. A figure of speech in which a speaker says one thing but means another. It comes in several forms and is used to bring humor to a situation, foreshadow events to come or introduce a sense of foreboding. A) Verbal Irony. B) High comedy. C) Parody. D) Malapropism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 4. What role does ethos play in persuasive writing? A) It appeals to the audience's emotions. B) It establishes the author's credibility and trustworthiness. C) It simplifies complex ideas. D) It presents a weak version of the opponent's argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes the author's credibility and trustworthiness. 5. Showing how one action cause another action A) Process analysis. B) Cause/effect. C) Narration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause/effect. 6. Which rhetorical appeal involves the writer or speaker establishing his or her credibility? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 7. What is loaded language/diction? A) Emotionally charged wording intended to influence. B) Neutral language used in academic writing. C) Technical jargon used in scientific papers. D) Simple language used in children's books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotionally charged wording intended to influence. 8. Which of the following is an example of abductive reasoning? A) Concluding that it rained because the ground is wet. B) Using a formula to solve a math problem. C) Memorizing historical dates. D) Writing a summary of a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concluding that it rained because the ground is wet. 9. True or False:The use of jargon can help establish credibility (appeal to ethos)? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. How is an author's PURPOSE best described? A) The topics the writer/speaker discusses. B) The goal the speaker wants to achieve through their text. C) The thesis statement of the text. D) The intended or targeted audience of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The goal the speaker wants to achieve through their text. 11. Statistics and data used in writing are A) Not very reliable information. B) Complicated math problems. C) Facts and number related information. D) Any type of example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts and number related information. 12. "We came, we saw, we conquered." A) Anaphora. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Synecdoche. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 13. What rhetorical strategy involves making the audience believe they will be left out if they don't follow the crowd? A) Bandwagon. B) Plain folks. C) Scare tactics. D) Glittering generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 14. The use of words to affect the meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of those words A) Flashback. B) Falling Action. C) Figurative Language. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 15. Asking a question and then immediately answering it. A) Anaphora. B) Hypophora. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypophora. 16. Using facts an example of ..... A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logic. 17. A comparison of two unlike things. It is used to get the reader to see a new side of something or to highlight an aspect of something that is similar to something familiar. A) Allusion. B) Metabole. C) Metaphor. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. Comparing two or more examples to show similarities and differences. A) Juxtaposition. B) Correcting misconception. C) Facts and statistics. D) Emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 19. The medical experience and education of a medical/health practitioner is an example of which appeal? A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 20. A perception of expertise based on who the speaker/writer is A) Situated ethos. B) Invented ethos. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situated ethos. 21. The action of the story that follows the climax and brings the story to the conclusion A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Resolution. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falling Action. 22. "A 300 pound American contains enough fat to make the same amount of fuel as 15 gallons of gasoline." A) Juxtaposition. B) Anecdote. C) Facts and statistics. D) Logic and reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts and statistics. 23. Identify the rhetorical strategy used in the sentence:'She's in a better place now.' A) Irony. B) Euphemism. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 24. Which rhetorical strategy involves the author's attitude towards the subject? A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Tone. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 25. Using repetition an example of ..... A) Emotion. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. 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