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Rhetorical Strategies Quiz 16 (25 MCQs)

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1. A reference to a famous work of literature, person, or event
2. Assess how the author's use of diction affects the persuasiveness of a text.
3. When a speaker cites scientific data, methodically walks through the line of reasoning behind their argument, or precisely recounts historical events relevant to their argument, they are using .....
4. Providing facts, statistics, data, and/or specific examples to support one's reasoning.
5. This persuasive technique gets stuck in your head because it's so catchy and clever.
6. A personal story illustrating a point is called an
7. This is is asked just for effect, or to lay emphasis on some point being discussed, when no real answer is expected.
8. Students would like a more relaxed dress code, but the administration wishes to help students understand professional dress standards.
9. "Give every man thy ear but few thy voice"
10. Plain folks is a rhetorical strategy that:
11. Telling a short, true story as an example.
12. MLK explaining that, since the Black community has waited 340 years for equal rights, they cannot wait any longer
13. "A woman in Iowa had 7 babies and people celebrated. A woman in Nigeria had 7 babies and people were upset."
14. This strategy uses the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
15. Which type of rhetoric uses figurative language?
16. What does it mean to use figurative language?
17. Using personal experience is an example of .....
18. St. Jude's Research Hospital commercials beg viewers to donate money to help children with cancer.
19. A vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head.
20. Using experts is an example of .....
21. The commercial of a non-profit organization for clean oceans shows images of children playing in the surf and getting their feet tangled in plastic bags.
22. Getting your stakeholders and audience to care or relate to the subject.
23. The instance of placing two opposite things close together to create a contrasting effect.
24. The stream of water ran down the whale's back.
25. "Well, Stephanie was a very close friend of mine, as I mentioned. And I just kind of wanted to make sure that she also got a gift from him, you know? She mentioned to me that she was looking forward to getting a gift from him. She mentioned that she was really happy to get the gift that I gave her" (Adnan Syed). What is the repetition of the same words at the BEGINNING of sentence an example of?
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