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WorksheetsRhetorical Slanters
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Different ways an author can shows that they are biased either negatively or positively on a subject
a)
Innuendo
b)
Downplayer
c)
Truth Surrogates
d)
Slanter
2.
Using words or phrases that make someone look less important
a)
Downplayer
b)
Dysphemis
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Innuendo
3.
When an opinion is stated as if it were a fact, which it is not, and uses biased language
a)
Slanters
b)
Rhetorical Analogy
c)
Rhetorical Explanation
d)
Rhetorical Definition
4.
A bad or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one such as "loony bin" instead of "mental hospital"
a)
Euphemism
b)
Dysphemism
c)
Downplayer
d)
Innuendo
5.
A word or an expression substituted to make something sound better. For example, a "freedom fighter" rather than a "terrorist."
a)
Euphemism
b)
Dysphemism
c)
Downplayer
d)
Innuendo
6.
The use of language to IMPLY something without actually saying it (reading between the lines)
a)
Innuendo
b)
Sarcasm
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Slanter
7.
Use of comparing how two unlike things can be the same
a)
Truth Surrogate
b)
Rhetorical Definition
c)
Rhetorical Analogy
d)
Rhetorical Explanation
8.
Using emotionally charged words to change someones attitude or opinion
a)
Slanters
b)
Rhetorical Analogy
c)
Rhetorical Explanation
d)
Rhetorical Definition
9.
Hinting that proof exists to support what you are saying but never actually citing that proof (e.g. "Studies show...")
a)
Slanter
b)
Truth Surrogates
c)
Ridicule
d)
Dysphemism
10.
Language that seeks to make one laugh at or mock the subject.
a)
hyperbole
b)
innuendo
c)
truth surrogates
d)
ridicule/sarcasm
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