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- 1. Multiple Choice
Diction is the literary term that means
The connections we have with words
An author's choice of words
The definition of words
The common way of speaking with friends
- 2. Multiple Choicelogic, reasoningexpositiontonelogosethos
- 3. Multiple Choicerhetorical appeal concerned with how to reach an audience emotionallypathosethostonesyntax
- 4. Multiple Choicethe construction of sentences; the arrangement of words in sentencesvoiceconnotationlogossyntax
- 5. Multiple Choiceauthor's attitude toward a subjectexpositiontoneconnotationvoice
- 6. Multiple Choicea writer's distinctive use of langaugesyntaxdenotationvoiceloose sentece
- 7. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False:The following is an example of a sentence with parallelism “The shape of the rock, and how big it was, and its color reminded me of a small elephant.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clausesmodifierparallelismantecedentanaphora
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe juxtaposition of contrasting ideas usually in parallel structureparallelismantithesismodifieranaphora
- 10. Multiple ChoiceCrafting sentences with items placed in comparable grammatical structuresantecedentanaphoramodifierparallelism
- 11. Multiple Choice
Rhetoric is the art of effectively __________ and ___________ to persuade.reading/ writingentertaining/informingspeaking/writingall of the above - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean to show bias?to be concietedto favor one side over anotherto refuse to take a sideto show selfishness
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA question asked to make a point is which of the following rhetorical devices?A. ImageryB. PersonificationC. RhetoricE. Rhetorical Question
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOne way to incorporate pathos into your own speech is to....Use loaded words and description in your argumentInclude research and credible websitesInterview people to use as proofPunch them in the stomach. That'll make 'em feel something for sure.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be a technique that implements logos?Using pictures of a hurt childIncluding researchHaving someone credible who agrees with youMaking people laugh
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhen a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a(n)AnecdoteAnalogyFlatteryHyperbole
- 17. Multiple ChoiceParadoxstatement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angleparadox that combines terms normally seen as oppositesappeals to the audience's emotionsfrequently recurring character, incident, or concept in a work of literature
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