WorksheetsArgumentation Exam
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
a)
Restatement
b)
Overstatement
c)
Analogy
d)
Metaphor
2.
An appeal to ____ uses intelligence, reason, or commonsense.
a)
emotion
b)
logic
c)
ethics
d)
authority
3.
Which device presents something as being more important than it really is?
a)
metaphor
b)
analogy
c)
understatement
d)
overstatement
4.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
a)
Restatement
b)
Overstatement
c)
Analogy
d)
Metaphor
5.
The general attitude of a piece of writing
a)
Tone
b)
Antithesis
c)
Appeal
d)
Theme
6.
Expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points.
a)
Restatement
b)
Overstatement
c)
Analogy
d)
Metaphor
7.
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
a)
Restatement
b)
Overstatement
c)
Analogy
d)
Metaphor
8.
"Give me liberty or give me death!" -
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
9.
All of my friends are going to the party. All of my friends have phones. All of my friends are lame.
a)
Parallelism
b)
Metaphor
c)
Understatement
d)
Rhetorical Question
10.
Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?
a)
She transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
b)
His wife was his Achilles' heel.
c)
He lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's.
d)
We'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.
11.
a)
Allusion
b)
Not an Allusion
12.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions
a)
Logos
b)
Pathos
c)
Ethos
13.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic
a)
Logos
b)
Ethos
c)
Pathos
d)
Rhetorical Fallacy
14.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
15.
a)
Pathos
b)
Ethos
c)
Logos
16.
A writer's reputation is important with this appeal.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
Rhetoric
17.
A prescription drug commercial featuring a doctor uses this appeal...
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
Rhetoric
18.
A commercial featuring statistics and facts is using this appeal...
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Pathos
d)
Rhetoric
19.
Thomas Paine wanted to ______ the American troops.
a)
defeat
b)
encourage
c)
argue with
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