This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Rhetorical Techniques – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This rhetorical technique uses words like "we, us, our" to create a sense of unity. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Connotation. C) Pronouns. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronouns. 2. What technique is the company using? "Scientists for the AVEENO\textregistered Brand have years of experience developing products with oatmeal to deliver effective, stable and aesthetically-pleasant product formulas containing oatmeal." A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. What characterizes the 'Name Calling' persuasive technique? A) Focusing on negative aspects while ignoring positives. B) Providing balanced coverage of all aspects. C) Using only factual descriptions. D) Focusing on positive aspects while ignoring negatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focusing on negative aspects while ignoring positives. 4. The assignment was a breeze. Chaos is the breeding ground of order.War is the mother of all battles.Her dance is a great poem.The above are all examples of: A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 5. What does syntax refer to in language? A) The repetition of words or phrases. B) The arrangement of words and phrases. C) The emotional appeal in writing. D) The understatement of a situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The arrangement of words and phrases. 6. A product is advertised as "the choice of champions" to suggest that using it will associate you with successful people. Which rhetorical technique is this? A) Appeal to Logic. B) Glittering Generalization. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Appeal by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal by Association. 7. Bias is unfair prejudice in favor of or against a situation, person, or group of people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. A word or expression is repeated at the end of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases A) Emotive language. B) Epistrophe. C) Anaphora. D) Hypophora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 9. What does the 'Plain Folks' persuasive technique involve? A) Using complex academic language. B) Appealing only to wealthy audiences. C) Acting as if the speaker is an average, ordinary person. D) Focusing on celebrity endorsements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acting as if the speaker is an average, ordinary person. 10. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today." -Martin Luther King, Jr. "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." -John F. Kennedy These examples show A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Restatement. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 11. What is the term for expressing an idea as less important than it actually is, often for ironic emphasis? A) Parallelism. B) Understatement. C) Hypophora. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 12. A speaker argues that their plan is the best because it is supported by numerous studies and expert opinions. Which rhetorical technique are they using? A) Appeal to Logic. B) Glittering Generalization. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Appeal by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Logic. 13. "Because I could not stop for Death-He kindly stopped for me-The Carriage held but just Ourselves-And Immortality." - "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily DickinsonThis is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Pathos. C) Personification. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 14. Type of appeal:"By donating fifty cents a day ..... your child can have clean drinking water ..... " A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 15. What technique is the company using? "TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy." A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Pathos and Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos and Ethos. 16. According to the presentation, which emotions can pathos appeal to? A) Only negative emotions like fear and anger. B) Only positive emotions like love and joy. C) Only logical emotions based on facts. D) A wide range of emotions including love, fear, anger, and hatred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wide range of emotions including love, fear, anger, and hatred. 17. When a speaker tries to convince the audience by using facts, statistics, and logical reasoning, which rhetorical technique are they using? A) Appeal to Emotion. B) Glittering Generalization. C) Appeal to Logic. D) Appeal by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Logic. 18. Which of the following rhetorical appeals focuses on credibility and ethics? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. Special words or expressions used by a profession or certain group; used to signal expertise and establish credibility. A) Evidence. B) Jargon. C) Attack. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jargon. 20. Historical evidence is when the writer uses flashback or an anecdote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. A word or expression from the end of one sentence or clause is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence or clause A) Epistrophe. B) Anadiplosis. C) Anaphora. D) Hypophora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anadiplosis. 22. Which term describes a marketing technique that addresses individuals by using "you" or "your" ? A) Inclusive Language. B) Bandwagon. C) Synthetic Personalization. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthetic Personalization. 23. "Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen!"The above excerpt is an example of which rhetorical appeal? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 24. Which of the following sentences is an example of polysyndeton? A) Neither wind nor rain nor sleet will stop me. B) Hope is a bird, a plane, a shooting star. C) Do or do not:there is no try. D) She is smart; she is kind; she is beautiful.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither wind nor rain nor sleet will stop me. 25. An advertisement claims that using a certain toothpaste will make you as popular as a celebrity. Which rhetorical technique is being used? A) Appeal to Logic. B) Glittering Generalization. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Appeal by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal by Association. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Techniques Quiz 1Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 2Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 4Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 5Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 6Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 7Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 8Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 9Rhetorical Techniques Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books