Argumentative and Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase, “We shall not falter, we shall not fail”?

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Hyperbole

• Irony

What rhetorical device is used in “In the face of adversity, we rise; in the shadow of doubt, we stand firm”?

• Allusion

• Parallelism

• Simile

• Apostrophe

The phrase “Our strength lies not in the absence of challenges, but in the resolve with which we confront them” is an example of what rhetorical device?

• Antithesis

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Paradox

Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in the passage as a whole?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Kairos

What is the rhetorical device in “no summit too high, no horizon too distant”?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Euphemism

The repetition of “if” in “if we are united in purpose, if we believe in the power of our shared vision” is an example of which device?

• Polysyndeton

• Epistrophe

• Anaphora

• Chiasmus

The phrase “courage is not the roar of triumph, but the quiet persistence in the face of uncertainty” demonstrates which rhetorical device?

• Juxtaposition

• Analogy

• Antithesis

• Irony

What rhetorical device is at work in “Together, we are unstoppable”?

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which rhetorical device best describes the tone set by the overall repetition in the passage?

• Euphemism

• Hypophora

The passage as a whole can best be classified as an example of which rhetorical strategy?

• Argumentation

• Description

• Narration

• Persuasion