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Examples of Appeals, Rhetorical Devices and Fallacies

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

What rhetorical term best matches the following quote?

"to work together, to pray together, to struggle together" ("I Have a Dream")

a)

parallelism

b)

allusion

c)

juxtaposition

d)

metaphor

2.

What rhetorical term best matches the following quote?

"Five score years ago, a great American . . ." ("I Have a Dream")

a)

simile

b)

anecdote

c)

allusion

d)

hyperbole

3.

What rhetorical term best describes the parables of Jesus as well as the story of Washington and the cherry tree?

a)

metaphor

b)

anecdote

c)

understatement

d)

analogy

4.

Which quote best exemplifies hyperbole?

a)

"Nature's first green is gold"

b)

"In a sense, we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check"

c)

"I am not unmindful"

d)

"My love for you is deeper than the ocean."

5.

Which quote is best described as figurative language?

a)

"to work together, to pray together, to struggle together"

b)

"storms of persecution"

c)

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"

d)

"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach."

6.

When Martin Luther King, Jr. mentioned that "we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check," he is using what rhetorical device?

a)

analogy

b)

repetition

c)

false dilemma

d)

sentimental appeal

7.

Which fallacy is the following? "Global chocolate consumption is highest in Switzerland, yet people there are among the trimmest in the industrialized world. Therefore, it's reasonable to conclude that chocolate helps keep your weight down."

a)

either/or

b)

repetition

c)

straw man

d)

faulty causality

8.

Which fallacy applies to the following remarks? "Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job."

a)

straw man

b)

hasty generalization

c)

ad hominem

d)

bandwagon

9.

Which fallacy is committed in the following scenario? "If you don't say the Pledge of Allegiance, then you must be a traitor."

a)

either/or

b)

scare tactic

c)

ad hominem

d)

faulty causalty

10.

Which fallacy is represented by the following conversation? "Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important. Bob: So you're saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists."

a)

scare tactic

b)

hasty generalization

c)

sentimental appeal

d)

straw man

11.

Which appeal is being used in the following statement? "As your father, I love you and only want the best for you. Therefore when I ask you not to go, please listen to me."

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

d)

echo

12.

Which appeal is being used in the following statements? "We have been mistreated, abused and oppressed. They have benefited from our suffering and we must act now!"

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

phobia

d)

logos

13.

Which appeal is being applied in the following statement? "The research--conducted by professors at Harvard University--suggests that you should learn a second language."

a)

logos

b)

sycophant

c)

ethos

d)

pathos

14.

Which appeal is reflected in the following statements? "All mean and women will die. You are a man. Therefore, you will die one day."

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

thespian

d)

logos