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Rhetoric Terms

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Date
1.

The definition of 'ad hominem' is:

a)

A rhetorical device used to persuade an audience.

b)

A logical fallacy that attacks the person rather than the argument.

c)

A method of reasoning that involves drawing conclusions from evidence.

d)

A type of argument that relies on statistical data.

2.

What is 'alliteration'?

a)

Repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity

b)

Repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity

c)

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses

d)

Using concrete, literal language only

3.

Anaphora is defined as:

a)

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

b)

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

c)

A literary device that uses understatement to emphasize a point.

d)

The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman.

4.

What is 'anecdotal evidence'?

a)

A type of evidence based on singular stories

b)

A type of evidence that relies upon statistical data

c)

A type of evidence concerned with medical information

d)

A type of evidence based on expert testimony

5.

'Antithesis' means:

a)

a kind of hypothesis

b)

contrasting or contradicting statement or phrase

c)

a type of thesis

d)

a form of synthesis

6.

The term 'antistrophe' refers to:

a)

repeating a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or phrases

b)

repeating a word or phrase at the ends of successive clauses or phrases

c)

a scientific term for the process of photosynthesis

d)

a historical term for the fall of the Roman Empire

7.

The term 'amphiboly' refers to:

a)

using sentence structure that creates ambiguous meaning

b)

repeating a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses

c)

the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity

d)

an argumentative structure in which two premises are presented as logically implying a particular conclusion

8.

What is meant by 'appeal to authority'?

a)

A method of appealing to the emotions of the audience.

b)

A logical fallacy in which someone argues that a claim is true because an irrelevant authority or expert believes it.

c)

A logical fallacy in which an opposing point of view is misrepresented to make it easier to refute

d)

A technique to appeal to the ethical values of the audience.

9.

Define 'appeal to emotion'.

a)

An argument that uses statistical data

b)

An argument that plays on the audience's feelings

c)

An argument that uses logic and reason

d)

An argument that uses ethical reasoning

10.

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity?

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

11.

What is a logical fallacy involving appealing to popular opinion or action as proof of a claim?

a)

straw man

b)

bandwagon appeal

c)

ad hominem

d)

slippery slope

12.

What is a logical fallacy in which the support or argument in favor of the claim either simply repeats the claim in different wording or prompts new questions that cannot be answered?

a)

false cause

b)

begging the question

c)

ad hominem

d)

straw man

13.

What is the principle by which accusers must prove that the accused is guilty, but the accused does not have to prove that he or she is innocent?

a)

burden of proof

b)

presumption of innocence

c)

onus of evidence

d)

principle of guilt

14.

What is the body of a speech, in which the speaker presents the best evidence and links it through careful argument to the thesis?

a)

narratio

b)

confirmatio

c)

exordium

d)

peroratio

15.

What are the things that stand in the way of dealing with the exigence?

a)

resources

b)

accommodation

c)

constraints

d)

contingencies

16.

Contingent, in rhetoric, means

a)

Unrelated to

b)

Dependent upon

c)

Resulting from

d)

Irrelevant to

17.

What is the term for a speech that argues for a course of future action?

a)

forensic speech

b)

deliberative speech

c)

informative speech

d)

epideictic speech

18.

What are incomplete but functional syllogisms called?

a)

enthymemes

b)

syllogisnts

c)

metonymy

d)

fallacies

19.

What is a speech given at a ceremony or occasional event called?

a)

forensic speech

b)

epideictic speech

c)

deliberative speech

d)

commencement speech

20.

What is a speaker's credibility and trustworthiness referred to as?

a)

kairos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

d)

ethos

21.

What is the problem or occasion for change that causes someone to speak called?

a)

context

b)

exigence

c)

audience

d)

purpose

22.

What is the introduction of a speech called?

a)

prologue

b)

exordium

c)

introduction

d)

preamble

23.

What are mistakes and errors in argumentation and reasoning that make an argument invalid called?

a)

assumptions

b)

fallacies

c)

premises

d)

conclusions

24.

What is a logical fallacy in which a speaker suggests that one thing causes another simply because of sequence or correlation?

a)

ad hominem

b)

straw man

c)

false cause

d)

slippery slope

25.

What is a logical fallacy in which the assumption is made or posited that there are only two possibilities, often extremes?

a)

straw man

b)

false dilemma

c)

ad hominem

d)

slippery slope

26.

What are interesting arrangements of words in phrases or sentences that catch the audience's attention called?

a)

metaphors

b)

figures

c)

clichés

d)

idioms

27.

What is a legal speech called?

a)

forensic speech

b)

rhetorical speech

c)

ceremonial speech

d)

demonstrative speech

28.

What is a logical fallacy in which an assumption is made or implied about something based on who or where it comes from?

a)

ad hominem

b)

genetic fallacy

c)

appeal to authority

d)

straw man

29.

The perceived sympathy, empathy, or analogy between speaker and audience is called:

a)

dialogue

b)

rapport

c)

communication

d)

interaction

30.

What is a way of speaking that seeks to help an audience understand information, often for a purpose?

a)

Persuasive speaking

b)

Informative speaking

c)

Entertaining speaking

d)

Motivational speaking

31.

The right time to deliver a message to an audience in order to persuade them is called?

a)

Timing

b)

Kairos

c)

Chronos

d)

Opportunity

32.

What is a Greek word meaning 'ladder,' which creates a sense of movement through repeated elements?

a)

Klimax

b)

Kairos

c)

Syllogism

d)

Anadiplosis

33.

What is it called when a whole is referred to by a part or by an attribute?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Synecdoche

d)

Personification

34.

What does 'pathos' refer to in a speech?

a)

The emotional appeal

b)

The logical appeal

c)

The ethical appeal

d)

The factual appeal

35.

What is 'peroratio' in the context of a speech?

a)

The introduction of a speech

b)

The main body of a speech

c)

The conclusion of a speech

d)

The rhetorical questions in a speech

36.

What are 'premises'?

a)

Propositions or Statements

b)

Evidence

c)

Contradictions or Denials

d)

Questions

37.

Explain 'presumption' in the context of rhetoric.

a)

A tie breaking principle in which a particular assumption is default if neither side wins

b)

The requirement of both sides to make convincing arguments in favor of their position

c)

A legal term that refers to claims that do not require evidence or argument

d)

A strategy to avoid conflicts in legal proceedings

38.

'Refutatio' in a speech is:

a)

the introduction of the speech

b)

the conclusion of the speech

c)

the part where arguments are presented

d)

the part where opposing arguments are addressed

39.

What is a 'rhetorical question'?

a)

A question asked to get information

b)

A question asked to make a point

c)

A question asked to start a conversation

d)

A question asked to confuse someone

40.

Rhetorician Edwin Black refers to the persona of the audience, as created by the rhetorical context, as:

a)

Fourth Persona

b)

Third Persona

c)

Second Persona

d)

First Persona

41.

What is a logical fallacy in which a speaker claims that one action or movement will inevitably lead to any possible extreme of the same type?

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Straw Man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Red Herring

42.

What is a logical fallacy in which a speaker changes the parameters of logic or invents an exception to dismiss the weakness of their claim?

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Straw Man

c)

Special Pleading

d)

Red Herring

43.

What is the current state of affairs, literally 'what stands now'?

a)

Status quo

b)

De facto

c)

Modus operandi

d)

Ad hoc

44.

A logical fallacy in which a speaker misrepresents the position of their opponent to make it appear less acceptable or easier to refute is known as:

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Straw Man

c)

Red Herring

d)

Slippery Slope

45.

What are arguments in which two true premises validly imply a third statement, the conclusion of the argument?

a)

Rhetoric

b)

Inductive arguments

c)

Syllogisms

d)

Ethos

46.

An art or technique is:

a)

topoi

b)

enthymeme

c)

techne

d)

kairos

47.

What is the definition of 'tricolon'?

a)

A grouping of three clauses presented as examples or related ideas

b)

Repetition of a specific term with three different meanings

c)

Three paragraphs of writing

d)

Three differing opinions on the same issue

48.

What are the general forms that arguments take, regardless of their actual content?

a)

exordium

b)

tricolon

c)

narratio

d)

topoi

49.

The definition of 'trope' is:

a)

A stylistic element in a speech involving arrangement and word order

b)

A figure of speech using non literal or indirect words or phrases

c)

A type of metaphor in which an item is referred to by a related element

d)

The logic of a speech; the arguments that it makes

50.

"Elon Musk wears those sneakers, so they must be good," is which logical fallacy

a)

Appeal to popularity

b)

False Dilemma

c)

Appeal to authority

d)

Slippery Slope

51.

If you've told an emotionally effective personal story for pathos, you probably need to add ________ for _________.

a)

Statistical data

Logos

b)

Personal Credentials

Logos

c)

A story that will elicit indignation

Ethos

d)

Scientific research references

Ethos

52.

" . . . and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

53.

A person explaining thoroughly how a particular event led to a series of economic conditions is using

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

54.

"Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects . . ."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

55.

The following is an example of ________:

"It's all a question of timing. Timing is the most crucial factor in this game."

a)

enthymeme

b)

anaphora

c)

anadiplosis

d)

syllogism