Advanced Comp Lit Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Question 1

The phrase "It's not that bad" is an example of a/an

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Understatement

Question 2

Which word describes specific words and phrases of a particular trade or profession?

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Jargon

Question 3

"I'm letting you go" is an example of what rhetorical device?

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Euphemism

Question 4

After having a flat tire on the way to school: "Wow! This day couldn't get any better!"

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Verbal Irony

Question 5

Reasoning from the general to the specific is...

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Deduction

Question 6

Related to style, ______ refers to the writer’s word choices.

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Diction

Question 7

Saturday Night Live is an example of a(n)...

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Parody

Question 8

Politicians use this by saying facts that down their opponents and to show why they're best is

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Logos

Question 9

A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.

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Pedantic

Question 10

Every writer has their own unique...?

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Voice

Question 11

When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect this is a(n)...

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Oxymoron

Question 12

A comparison between two very different things.

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Analogy

Question 13

You're in a debate and your opponent makes a good point. You acknowledge the point made is a(n)

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Concession

Question 14

Indirectly referencing other events, novels, etc is demonstrating a(n)...

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Allusion

Question 15

If Nike uses a celebrity to endorse their product which rhetorical device are they using?

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Ethos

Question 16

Which is not apart of the Rhetorical triangle?

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Place

Question 17

WWF use images of hurt animals to help gather supporters, what rhetorical device do they use?

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Pathos

Question 18

The danger of greediness is the ____________ in the story "The Devil and Tom Walker."

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Theme

Question 19

"I am so hungry I can eat a horse" is an example of...

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Hyperbole

Question 20

A deductive scheme of a formal argument.

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Syllogism

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