Rhetorical Devices

Question 1

"From 1998 to 2006, average high school GPAs rose...while SAT scores fell" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Logos

Question 2

The ideas expressed in Patrick Henry's speech were radical and treasonous

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The art of effective & persuasive writing is called:

Accepted Answer

rhetoric

Question 4

Lou Gehrig's line "-that's something!" is a good example of:

Accepted Answer

repetition

Question 5

Conceding & refuting ________ a writer's argument.

Accepted Answer

strengthen

Question 6

The exigence for Patrick Henry's speech was:

Accepted Answer

the second meeting of the Virginia Convention

Question 7

Lin Manuel Miranda and Patrick Henry's pieces have similar______:

Accepted Answer

purpose

Question 8

Another way to describe parallelism might be:

Accepted Answer

matching structure

Question 9

The diction of "My Shot" is more informal than Henry's speech

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Socrates came up with the concept of the Rhetorical Triangle

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

"Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss" is an example of metaphor

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

The audience is not something speakers need to consider when crafting a claim.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Ethos is an appeal that plays on the audience's feelings

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Patrick Henry creates ethos with his audience through:

Accepted Answer

diction

Question 15

"Give me liberty or give me death!" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Questions 15