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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is rhetoric?
The art of speaking in groups
The art of speaking to others
The art of effective or persuasive communication
The art of telling someone what to do
What is pathos?
Appealing to people's emotion and feelings
Appealing to people's logic and reason
Appearing to be credible and trustworthy
The art of persuasive speaking
What is logos?
Appealing to people's emotion and feelings
The art of persuasive speaking
Appealing to people's logic and reason
Appearing to be credible and trustworthy
What is ethos?
Appealing to people's emotions and feelings
Appearing credible and trustworthy
Appealing to people's logic and reason
The art of persuasive speaking
Which did rhetoric originate?
Rome
Athens
Babylon
Italy
What is an imperative?
A question
A statement
A sentence
A command
What is a personal anecdote?
A short, personal story
An indirect reference to another person or text
A question that does not need an answer
A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'
If you are using logos to persuade somebody, which of these devices would be best to use?
Metaphor
Emotive language
Facts and statistics
Personal anecdote
What is a rhetorical question?
A brief, indirect reference to another person or text
A question that does not need an answer
A short, personal story
A command
What are rhetorical sentence structures?
Sentences that are used for effect
Sentences that follow a particular structure of pattern and are used to persuade
Sentences with repeated word or phrases in them
Sentences that were used by Aristotle, the sophists and Ancient Greeks
What is anaphora?
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
Repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next
The use of several coordinating conjunctions used in succession
Repeated structure at the beginnings and endings of sentences
What is polysyndeton?
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
Repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next
The use of several coordinating conjunctions used in succession
Repeated structure at the beginnings and endings of sentences
What is symploce?
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
Repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next
The use of several coordinating conjunctions used in succession
Repeated structure at the beginnings and endings of sentences
What is anadiplosis?
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
Repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next
The use of several coordinating conjunctions used in succession
Repeated structure at the beginnings and endings of sentences
How confident are you with your understanding of rhetoric?
Extremely confident
Mostly confident
I am still a bit unsure
I still do not understand rhetoric
