Classical Argument: A Lesson in Rhetorical Persuasion

What is the primary goal when studying rhetoric?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform

• To confuse

When addressing someone in rhetoric, who are we typically speaking to?

• Someone who agrees with us

• Someone who disagrees with us

• Someone who is indifferent

• Someone who is unaware

To make someone doubt their own position, you should provide ______.

• A) confusion

• B) clarity

• C) evidence

• D) silence

What was the main focus of the Sophists in argumentation?

• Winning the argument

• Philosophical reasoning

• Scientific evidence

• Emotional appeal

Aristotle viewed rhetoric as the art of finding the best available means of ______ in a given case.

• persuasion

• deception

• storytelling

• negotiation

The Sophists were often seen as opportunists because they were not concerned with ______.

• truth

• winning

• logic

• ethics

What is the Latin term for the Introduction in the Classic Model of Argument?

• Narratio

• Exordium

• Proposito

• Partitio

The Background (Narratio) section may include which of the following?

• A) Attention-getter

• B) Thesis support points

• C) History and general information

• D) Conclusion

The Classic Model of Argument is comprised of how many parts?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

In the Classic Model of Argument, the Position Statement may happen at the end of which paragraph?

• A) Introduction

• B) Background

• C) Conclusion

• D) None