Rhetoric Pretest

The technique or skill of persuading through effective speaking or writing is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• Alliteration

• Rhetoric

• Allusion

• Juxtaposition

To make a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Satire

• Parody

In persuasive writing, a good writer will address arguments the other side makes in order to contradict their points. This is an example of which rhetorical device?

• Call to action

•  Satire

•  Counter-argument

• Logos

Using facts, evidence, and statistics to persuade is which rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

Repeating a word or phrase pattern that is similar to create emphasis is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• Allusion

• Invective

• Repetition

• Call to Action

A story told in order to give an example or to make something more realistic is which of the following devices?

• Imagery

• Analogy

• Metaphor

• Anecdote

Using emotion to persuade the audience is which of the following rhetorical appeals?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer to, is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Metonymy

• Rhetorical Question

Using one’s reputation or credibility to persuade the audience is which of the following rhetorical appeals?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

An instruction a speaker or writer gives to their audience to provoke change or action is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• Logos

• Rhetorical question

• Call to action

• Imagery