Rhetoric and Persuasion Quiz

Know the following vocabulary terms: Rhetoric, Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Argument, Persuasion, Propaganda, Content, Form, Suffrage, Inevitable, Unenfranchise, Petition, Designated, Ratification, Endowed, Redress.

• Rhetoric, Ethos, Logos, Pathos

• Argument, Persuasion, Propaganda

• Content, Form, Suffrage, Inevitable

• Unenfranchise, Petition, Designated, Ratification, Endowed, Redress

Identify the rhetorical device used in the following example: 'Life is a journey, travel it well.'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Allegory

Know the date the speech was given.

• November 4th, 1917

• December 25th, 1917

• January 1st, 1918

• October 31st, 1917

Know how many years America had existed before the speech.

• 141 years

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 50 years

Identify the correct statement about the differences between Argument, Persuasion, and Propaganda.

• Argument is based on logic, Persuasion uses emotional appeal, and Propaganda often involves misinformation.

• Argument and Persuasion are the same, while Propaganda is different.

• All three are identical in their approach and purpose.

• Propaganda is always truthful, while Argument and Persuasion are not.

Which of the following is an example of Ethos from the Catt speech?

• A personal anecdote shared by Catt

• Statistical data presented by Catt

• Catt's reference to her own credibility

• An emotional appeal to the audience

Read the excerpt from What Is Rhetoric? by Gideon Burton, then choose the correct statement. How does Carrie Chapman Catt demonstrate the use of kairos in her speech to the U.S. Congress?

• By referencing the time period and using the Declaration of Independence to strengthen her argument.

• By ignoring the historical context and focusing solely on future implications.

• By dismissing the importance of the Declaration of Independence in her speech.

• By solely relying on emotional appeals without any historical references.

Know why people use “first, second, and third” as transitional words in persuasion.

• To help logically organize your claims

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer

• To add unnecessary complexity

Know the speaker of the “Address to Congress on Woman’s Suffrage” Speech

• Carrie Chapman Catt

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Alice Paul