What is the definition of rhetoric?

The investigation of how persuasion works

What does it mean to analyze?

to examine how the parts of something contribute to the whole

The components of the rhetorical situation are:

audience, purpose, question, context, and author

Which is an appeal based on ethos, or credibility?

As a professor, I can state the benefits of a degree.

The concept of kairos is related to ...

the opportune timing of an argument.

What is the difference between revising and editing?

Revising is improving the content; editing is correcting grammar errors

How is a summary different from a paraphrase?

A summary condenses the main ideas of a long passage.

Which item below is an example of an appeal to logos, or reason?

Toxins in the lake have depleted the fish population by 47%.

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1
What is the definition of rhetoric?
The study of literary devices
The use of figurative language
The use of foul language
The investigation of how persuasion works
2
Which is an example of a signal phrase?
Taylor argues
According to Taylor
Taylor suggests
all of the above
3
The term associated with emotional appeals is...
pathos
kairos
ethos
logos
4
What does it mean to analyze?
to criticize
to disagree with
to summarize
to examine how the parts of something contribute to the whole
5
The components of the rhetorical situation are:
audience, purpose, question, context, and author
introduction, body, and conclusion
planning, drafting, and revising
reading, writing, and arithmetic
6
Which is an appeal based on ethos, or credibility?
As a professor, I can state the benefits of a degree.
College graduates reported a greater satisfaction with life.
College graduates make an average of $18K more per year.
It's better to get your degree while you are young.
7
The concept of kairos is related to ...
the opportune timing of an argument.
the main idea of the argument.
the winner of an argument.
how passionately a speaker argues.
8
What is the difference between revising and editing?
Editing is not important.
Revising is improving the content; editing is correcting grammar errors
Revising is not important.
There is no difference; they are the same.
9
An MLA Works Cited entry for an online newspaper article should include the url of the article.
False
True
10
Which is an example of a signal phrase?
According to Jean Twenge...
Vito Piliecie asserts that...
Taylor argues
all of the above
11
How is a summary different from a paraphrase?
A summary includes the student's own opinions.
This is a trick question. They are the same thing.
A paraphrase uses the author's exact words.
A summary condenses the main ideas of a long passage.
12
Which item below is an example of an appeal to logos, or reason?
As a fisher, I have seen the affect of toxins firsthand.
Look at this photograph of a beached gray whale.
How would you feel if chemical runoff poisoned your home?
Toxins in the lake have depleted the fish population by 47%.
13
When using statistics in an argument, a writer should consider
the source of the statistics.
whether the numbers are up-to-date.
all of the above.
how accurate the statistics are.

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