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Rhetoric

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "rhetoric"?

a)

The art of effective speaking

b)

non-verbal communication

2.

What does the Greek word "sophos" mean?

a)

Short

b)

Sophomoric

c)

Wisdom

d)

Culture

3.

Who wrote "The Rhetoric" - a major work in speech communication?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

4.

Which is NOT a method to persuade?

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

diagramia

d)

logos

5.

"Ethos" is the Greek word for

a)

Character

b)

Harmony

c)

Pride

d)

Ego

6.

Aristotle suggested that ethos contain

a)

Goodwill, Dynamism, Knowledge

b)

B Goodwill, Humor, Passion

c)

C Knowledge, Music, Hand movement

d)

D Dynamism, Poetry, Humor

7.

What does pathos involve to persuade?

a)

Humility

b)

Knowledge

c)

Objectivity

d)

Emotion

8.

What does logos use to persuade?

a)

logic and reason

b)

emotion

c)

humility

d)

physical force

9.

What is a fallacy?

a)

strong emotion

b)

educated reasoning

c)

an error in reasoning

d)

general wisdom

10.

The word "fallacy" is derived from the Latin word "fallere" meaning:

a)

to deceive, to trick

b)

to humiliate

c)

to make complete

d)

a proven truth

11.

A fallacy that involves "the bandwagon" approach is one where:

a)

the truth is never proven

b)

everyone is doing it so that makes it right

c)

appealing to logic and reason

d)

using music to make a point