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APLC Devices, Appeals and Fallacies Quiz

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

2.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

3.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

4.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

5.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

6.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

7.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Togas

8.

What rhetorical APPEAL is being used in this image?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

9.
"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
10.
 Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of 
a)
Argument from Authority
b)
The Bandwagon Fallacy
c)
An Ad Hominem attack
d)
The Slippery Slope Fallacy
11.

Jeffrey's grandmother "passed away" a few weeks ago, which has made the holiday season difficult for his family.

a)

Parallelism

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Euphemism

d)

Understatement

12.

Identify the type of rhetorical device used in the following statement: "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right..."

a)

repetition

b)

antithesis

c)

logical appeal (logos)

d)

parallelism

13.

“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.”

a)

litotes

b)

simile

c)

sententia

d)

anaphora

14.

"For what but war can endless war bring?"

a)

Hypophora

b)

Sententia

c)

Rhetorical question

d)

Procatalepsis

15.

"Depression is a bottomless cup that can hold no liquid."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

procatlepsis

16.

Identify the type of rhetorical device used in the following statement: "Maycomb County had recently been told that we had nothing to fear but fear itself."

a)

repetition

b)

parallelism

c)

allusion

d)

extended simile/metaphor

17.

"Critics, beware! There's a new film maker in town."

a)

personificatio

b)

allusion

c)

amplification

d)

apostrophe

18.

"Many scientists argue that like Icarus, science ignores the ever-nearing sun at its own peril."

a)

allusion

b)

analogy

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

19.

"The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition."

a)

imagery

b)

personification

c)

procatlepsis

d)

hyperbole

20.

"The shower room, like a steamy Louisianna summer, rang with athletes."

a)

personification

b)

analogy

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

21.

"Now is the time to lift our nation from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."

a)

juxtaposition

b)

understatement

c)

allusion

d)

analogy

22.
In old age we laugh at our past, sigh for our past, cry out for our past.
a)
epistrophe
b)
sympoce
c)
anaphora
d)
understatement
23.

The love of wicked men converts to fear,

That fear to hate, and hate turns one or both to worthy danger and deserved death.

-William Shakespeare, Richard II

a)

antimetabole

b)

anadiplosis

c)

polysyndeton

d)

epistrophe

24.

In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.

a)

symploce

b)

anadiplosis

c)

antimetabole

d)

epanalepsis

25.

I was so embarrassed, I almost died right there in front of everyone!

a)

Anaphora

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Antithesis

26.

I was overwhelmed by the deafening silence.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Paradox

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

27.

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes..."

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Asyndeton

28.
Smoking around kids is dangerous because the defenseless children are exposed to dangerous chemicals that can lead to coughing and difficulty breathing and could even lead to deadly asthma attacks.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
29.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."
a)
Ethos 
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
30.

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

31.

Geez, she was rude! I guess people from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

False Analogy

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Hasty Generalization

32.

Don't ever gamble! Once you start, you won't be able to stop, and you'll end up bankrupt!

a)

False Dichotomy (Either/Or)

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Faulty Analogy

d)

Faulty Causality

33.

Unless you can close your eyes to abuse, write a check to save this puppy.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Faulty Analogy

c)

False Dichotomy (Either/Or)

d)

Hasty Generalization

34.
My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Circular Reasoning
c)
Guilt by Association
d)
Ad Hominem
35.

I saw Ashton Kutcher in a prescription drug commercial, therefore it has to be an effective drug.

a)

False Causality (Post Hoc)

b)

False Dichotomy (Either/Or)

c)

Faulty Analogy

d)

Appeal to False Authority

36.
Paranormal activity is real because I have experienced what can only be described as paranormal activity.
a)
Red Herring
b)
Begging the Question
c)
Ad Hominem
d)
Slippery Slope
37.

Our house was burglarized right after that new family moved in next door. Therefore, that new family must have been involved.

a)

Hasty generalization

b)

Ad hominem

c)

Red herring

d)

False Causality (Post Hoc)

38.

When you start saying things to me like I need to eat healthier or get more exercise, that says to me that you think I'm fat. I like me, and I like the way I look and more people should have better self esteem.

a)

Categorical Claim

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Stereotype

d)

Red Herring

39.

After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Red herring

c)

Straw man

d)

Faulty analogy

40.
If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Circular Reasoning
c)
False Dilemma
d)
Affirming the Consequent
41.
Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "
a)
ad hominem
b)
either/or
c)
red herring
d)
bandwagon appeal
42.
Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today.
a)
false analogy
b)
hasty generalization
c)
red herring
d)
either/or
43.

Children should not go trick or treating as there always is the possibility that someone could poison the treats is an example of

a)

Post hoc

b)

Appeal to Fear

c)

Sentimentality

d)

Restricted options

44.
My professor, who has a Ph.D. in Astronomy, once told me that ghosts are real. Therefore, ghosts are real.
a)
appeal to false authority
b)
red herring
c)
straw man
d)
ad hominem
45.

During the months when people wear sunglasses, more children die of drowning in pools. Therefore, wearing sunglasses causes children to drown in pools.

a)

correlation does not imply causation

b)

ad hominem

c)

straw man

d)

non sequitur

46.
A sports broadcaster said Jim's at least 6 feet 6 inches tall, so he must be a terrific golfer.
a)
non sequitur
b)
post hoc
c)
false dilemma
d)
slippery slope
47.

President Obama was a great communicator because he had the knack of talking effectively to the people.

a)

Circular Logic

b)

Either/Or

c)

False Analogy

d)

Ad Hominem

48.

Smoking cigarettes is just like ingesting arsenic into your system; both have been shown to be causally related to death. If you wouldn't want to take a spoonful of arsenic, I would think that you wouldn't want to continue smoking.

a)

Circular Logic

b)

False Analogy

c)

Either/Or

d)

Moral Equivalence

49.
Bat and cat are at the track is an example of...
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
similes
50.
"America is a melting pot" is an example of 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Repetition
51.
"She is like a butterfly" is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
52.
The stars on the U.S. flag are an example of...
a)
Symbolism
b)
Repetition
c)
Alliteration
d)
Satire
53.
Click the button. "Click" is an example of...
a)
Repetition
b)
Satire
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Symbolism
54.
"The scrumptious desserts were calling out my name" is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
foreshadowing
c)
personification
d)
symbolism
55.
"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"
a)
metaphor
b)
consonance
c)
imagery
d)
personification
56.
"I would travel a thousand miles to see you tonight." - Vanessa Carlton
This is an example of...
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Assonance
d)
Hyperbole
57.
“Phoeby’s hungry listening helped Janie to tell her story.” (Hurston)
a)
synesthesia
b)
synecdoche
c)
assonance
d)
irony
58.
"the one short and fierce, the other tall and imperious" (Kingsolver)
a)
antithesis
b)
allusion
c)
alliteration
d)
synecdoche
59.

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." (Shakespeare)

a)

synechdoche

b)

personification

c)

synethesia

d)

simile

60.

Working hard or hardly working?

a)

chiasmus

b)

hendiadys

c)

personification

d)

praeteritio

61.

We look in toward the Milky Way, in toward the system of Sol, in toward the planet Earth, in toward the nation of China, and, finally, in toward a lonely hut on a lonely hill

a)

anaphora

b)

asyndeton

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

62.

"O cunning Love! / With tears thou keep'st me blind, / Lest eyes well-seeing thy foul faults should find"

a)

apostrophe

b)

conceit

c)

simile

d)

personification