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Rhetorical Terms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you acknowledge your opponent's viewpoints, you give a/an

a)

counterargument

b)

concession

c)

call-to-action

d)

claim

2.

A claim is a/an

a)

action you want the reader to take

b)

acknowledgement of your opponent's viewpoints

c)

refutation of your opponent's evidence

d)

assertion about the topic

3.

What do you call words and phrases that limit the claim?

a)

rebuttals

b)

dumb words

c)

qualifiers

d)

concessions

4.

What are brief stories used to illustrate a point?

a)

analogies

b)

anecdotes

c)

allusions

d)

comparisons

5.

An extended, figurative comparison used to illustrate a point is a called a/an

a)

rebuttal

b)

example

c)

anecdote

d)

analogy

6.

The art of persuasive writing and speaking is called

a)

none of these answers are correct

b)

politics

c)

bias

d)

rhetoric

7.

Comparing an argument to a car is an example of a

a)

anecdote

b)

analogy

c)

fact

d)

statistic

8.

You can have an argument without a speaker.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Examples are

a)

words or phrases that limit the claim.

b)

well-known experts

c)

extended comparisons

d)

details that support the claim

10.

Identifying a result of an action

a)

compare/contrast

b)

cause and effect

c)

analogy

d)

reference to authority

11.

Extended explanations of meaning; usually involves the denotations of words and concepts

a)

definitions

b)

anecdotes

c)

rebuttal

d)

concession

12.

Quoting well-regarded experts to give your argument more credibility

a)

reference to authority

b)

definitions

c)

analogy

d)

anecdote