Rhetorical Techniques

Which famous quote is an example of antithesis?

• “To be or not to be…”

• “The dinner was so good; I ate the chicken, and the salad, and the turkey…”

• “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”

• “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired” - Robert Frost

What is asyndeton?

• A literary technique involving the repetition of a word or phrase

• A figure of speech involving the presentation of two contrasting ideas

• The omission of a conjunction from a series of related clauses

• The use of several conjunctions in places where they are not necessary

Which of the following is an example of asyndeton?

• “The dinner was so good; I ate the chicken, and the salad, and the turkey…”

• “Veni, vidi, vici”

• “The land was ours before we were the land"

In what situation does a writer use appeal to authority?

• To add humor or to emphasize an implied meaning.

• To acknowledge the opposition’s main idea.

• To lend importance or credibility to his/her argument.

• To persuade others by using words of famous or regular people.

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question to which no answer is required.

• Describing poor aspects of a competitor's argument/ product.

• Telling the facts for one side only.

• Persuading people to do something by letting them know others are all doing it as well.

Which of the following refers to a writer's attempt to persuade the audience through their emotions?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Reputation

Which of the following is an example of parallelism?

• "Slim" or "skinny"

• "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields"

• "Collateral damage" instead of "civilian death"

• "Words pertaining to a particular group or idea"

What is the term used to describe the process of addressing mass audiences as though they were individuals through inclusive language usage?

• Euphemism

• Synthetic Personalization

• Lexical Cluster

• Ambiguity

What is the term used to describe the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence?

• Syntax

• Anaphora

• Epistrophe

• Understatement

It is an emotionally violent attack using strong, abusive language.

• Syntax

• Cumulation

• Invective

• Parallelism