Tools of Rhetoric Quiz Review

“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.”

• Parallelism

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Call to Action

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

• Anecdote

• Allusion

• Charged Words

• Parallelism

"I called it a go-back-to-jail-quick scheme because really, how long is that going to last? You get a retirement plan with that? Nice little pension? 401(k)? 403(b)? You get health insurance? Dental?"

• Rhetorical Question

• Anecdote

• Ethos

• Call to Action

"I've seen individuals take the state soap that's provided for free and turn them into the most beautiful sculptures that would make Michelangelo look like a kindergartner made it."

• Hyperbole

• Anticipate the Opposition

• Call to Action

• Logos

“But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens. My plan is the exact opposite of the radical and dangerous immigration policy of Hillary Clinton. Yet Hillary Clinton is proposing mass amnesty, mass immigration, and mass lawlessness.”

• Pathos

• Call to Action

• Anticipate the Opposition

• Logos

"Thugs taunt a victim after a brutal mugging"

• Charged Words

• Ethos

• Allusion

• Parallelism

"We need to change the culture in our jails and prisons, especially for young inmates. New York state is one of only two in the U.S. that automatically arrests and tries 16- to 17-year-olds as adults."

• Call to Action & Logos

• Call to Action & Pathos

• Charged Words & Logos

• Allusion & Logos

“During my past eight years in office, I’ve proven myself as someone who stands up for the common man…”

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Anticipate the Opposition

• Hyperbole

"This culture of violence takes these young people and puts them in a hostile environment, and the correctional officers pretty much allow any and everything to go on."

• Charged Words

• Ethos

• Call to Action

• Rhetorical Question

“The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it – and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.”

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos