Unit 8 Review English II Honors

Question 1

The fallacy of attacking an opponent personally instead of criticizing the opponent's argument or position is called

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ad hominem

Question 2

In writing, tone is the attitude toward the subject or audience. In a speech, tone is conveyed by all of these except

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speed of delivery

Question 3

Nonverbal communication includes

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all of these

Question 4

What is the first step in analyzing a speech?

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Identifying the speaker's main argument.

Question 5

The best definition for rhetoric is

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the art of persuasion

Question 6

The fallacy of assuming a cause-and-effect relationship between events simply because one comes after the other.

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false causality

Question 7

A type of fallacy that uses circular reasoning; the argument's support or reason is the argument itself.

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begging the question

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a good strategy to use when writing a speech?

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Save the main point for last.

Question 9

An idea or meaning that runs through a piece of literature, music, visual art, or other forms of expression is called

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theme

Question 10

The fallacy of oversimplifying an opponent's argument or position to make the position easier to attack is called

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straw man

Question 11

The background or situation that gives meaning to examples, like time, place, culture, family, genre, and so on, is

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context

Question 12

The fallacy of oversimplifying an opponent's argument or position to make the position easier to attack is called

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straw man

Question 13

A false idea or incorrect reasoning is

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fallacy

Question 14

An examination of parts of a whole for the purpose of understanding the whole is called

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analysis

Question 15

Which of these would NOT be a good strategy for a successful speech?

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have a fast talking speed

Question 16

Which of these are good tools a writer can use to bring structure to a speech? (Choose two.)

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repetition, metaphor

Question 17

Unlike the main argument, the theme of a speech may be located

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near the end of the speech

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