Rhetorical Choices

Which of the following rhetorical choices are considered umbrella terms that can be broken down into small, more specific choices? Select all that apply.

• repetition

• tone

• diction

• shifts

• definition

Paradoxes, hyperboles, and metaphors are smaller, isolated rhetorical choices that may fall under the umbrella of ___.

• Syntax

• Diction

• Tone

• Literary elements

Placing two things/concepts close together for contrasting effect.

• Juxtaposition

• Comparison

• Repetition

• Analogy

Which of the following is a concept that an author may define in a piece of rhetoric.

• art

• hope

• free will

• WWII

• The evolution of the English language

Which rhetorical choice is evident in this excerpt?

• analogy

• shift in tone

• call to action

• appeal to ethics

Match the following rhetorical choices

• word choice

• ideas communicated (shifts)

• device

• compare/contrast

• syntax

• appeals

• simile/metaphor

• structure

• imagery

• strategy

Which of the following thesis statements most effectively responds to this RHETORICAL ANALYSIS prompt? The following passage is excerpted from the essay "The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History" by Jennifer Price. The essay, published in 1999, examines the popularity of the plastic pink flamingo in the 1950s. Read the passage carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Price makes to develop her argument about United States culture.

• Price's views about plastic pink flamingoes are inaccurate since they have never been as popular as she would like her reader to believe.

• The author uses credibility to develop her argument.

• Price appeals to her reader's sense of humor in discussing the evolution of the breed of flamingoes found on the coast of Florida.

• Price appeals to her reader's sense of logic while developing her claim that flamingoes represent Americans' bold, forward-thinking culture.

True or False: I should not consider the text's argument elements as rhetorical choices because rhetorical analysis are different sections of the AP test.

• True: If I write about argumentation in the rhetorical analysis section, the reader will think I misunderstood the prompt.

• False: Many pieces of rhetoric also contain argumentative elements such as claims, counterarguments, and calls to action.

Question asked just for effect or to put emphasis on a point when no real answer is expected

• allusion

• rhetorical question

• anecdote

• simile

This excerpt conveys which rhetorical choice?

• Analogy

• Juxtaposition

• Definition

• Anecdote