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Worksheet time: 28mins
The definition of 'ad hominem' is:
A rhetorical device used to persuade an audience.
A logical fallacy that attacks the person rather than the argument.
A method of reasoning that involves drawing conclusions from evidence.
A type of argument that relies on statistical data.
What is 'alliteration'?
Repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity
Repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses
Using concrete, literal language only
Anaphora is defined as:
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
A literary device that uses understatement to emphasize a point.
The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is 'anecdotal evidence'?
A type of evidence based on singular stories
A type of evidence that relies upon statistical data
A type of evidence concerned with medical information
A type of evidence based on expert testimony
'Antithesis' means:
a kind of hypothesis
contrasting or contradicting statement or phrase
a type of thesis
a form of synthesis
The term 'antistrophe' refers to:
repeating a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or phrases
repeating a word or phrase at the ends of successive clauses or phrases
a scientific term for the process of photosynthesis
a historical term for the fall of the Roman Empire
The term 'amphiboly' refers to:
using sentence structure that creates ambiguous meaning
repeating a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses
the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity
an argumentative structure in which two premises are presented as logically implying a particular conclusion
What is meant by 'appeal to authority'?
A method of appealing to the emotions of the audience.
A logical fallacy in which someone argues that a claim is true because an irrelevant authority or expert believes it.
A logical fallacy in which an opposing point of view is misrepresented to make it easier to refute
A technique to appeal to the ethical values of the audience.
Define 'appeal to emotion'.
An argument that uses statistical data
An argument that plays on the audience's feelings
An argument that uses logic and reason
An argument that uses ethical reasoning
What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity?
consonance
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
What is a logical fallacy involving appealing to popular opinion or action as proof of a claim?
straw man
bandwagon appeal
ad hominem
slippery slope
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?
false cause
begging the question
ad hominem
straw man
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?
burden of proof
presumption of innocence
onus of evidence
principle of guilt
What is the body of a speech, in which the speaker presents the best evidence and links it through careful argument to the thesis?
narratio
confirmatio
exordium
peroratio
What are the things that stand in the way of dealing with the exigence?
resources
accommodation
constraints
contingencies
Contingent, in rhetoric, means
Unrelated to
Dependent upon
Resulting from
Irrelevant to
What is the term for a speech that argues for a course of future action?
forensic speech
deliberative speech
informative speech
epideictic speech
What are incomplete but functional syllogisms called?
enthymemes
syllogisnts
metonymy
fallacies
What is a speech given at a ceremony or occasional event called?
forensic speech
epideictic speech
deliberative speech
commencement speech
What is a speaker's credibility and trustworthiness referred to as?
kairos
pathos
logos
ethos
What is the problem or occasion for change that causes someone to speak called?
context
exigence
audience
purpose
What is the introduction of a speech called?
prologue
exordium
introduction
preamble
What are mistakes and errors in argumentation and reasoning that make an argument invalid called?
assumptions
fallacies
premises
conclusions
What is a logical fallacy in which a speaker suggests that one thing causes another simply because of sequence or correlation?
ad hominem
straw man
false cause
slippery slope
What is a logical fallacy in which the assumption is made or posited that there are only two possibilities, often extremes?
straw man
false dilemma
ad hominem
slippery slope
What are interesting arrangements of words in phrases or sentences that catch the audience's attention called?
metaphors
figures
clichés
idioms
What is a legal speech called?
forensic speech
rhetorical speech
ceremonial speech
demonstrative speech
What is a logical fallacy in which an assumption is made or implied about something based on who or where it comes from?
ad hominem
genetic fallacy
appeal to authority
straw man
The perceived sympathy, empathy, or analogy between speaker and audience is called:
dialogue
rapport
communication
interaction
What is a way of speaking that seeks to help an audience understand information, often for a purpose?
Persuasive speaking
Informative speaking
Entertaining speaking
Motivational speaking
The right time to deliver a message to an audience in order to persuade them is called?
Timing
Kairos
Chronos
Opportunity
What is a Greek word meaning 'ladder,' which creates a sense of movement through repeated elements?
Klimax
Kairos
Syllogism
Anadiplosis
What is it called when a whole is referred to by a part or by an attribute?
Metaphor
Simile
Synecdoche
Personification
What does 'pathos' refer to in a speech?
The emotional appeal
The logical appeal
The ethical appeal
The factual appeal
What is 'peroratio' in the context of a speech?
The introduction of a speech
The main body of a speech
The conclusion of a speech
The rhetorical questions in a speech
What are 'premises'?
Propositions or Statements
Evidence
Contradictions or Denials
Questions
Explain 'presumption' in the context of rhetoric.
A tie breaking principle in which a particular assumption is default if neither side wins
The requirement of both sides to make convincing arguments in favor of their position
A legal term that refers to claims that do not require evidence or argument
A strategy to avoid conflicts in legal proceedings
'Refutatio' in a speech is:
the introduction of the speech
the conclusion of the speech
the part where arguments are presented
the part where opposing arguments are addressed
What is a 'rhetorical question'?
A question asked to get information
A question asked to make a point
A question asked to start a conversation
A question asked to confuse someone
Rhetorician Edwin Black refers to the persona of the audience, as created by the rhetorical context, as:
Fourth Persona
Third Persona
Second Persona
First Persona
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?
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
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?
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Special Pleading
Red Herring
What is the current state of affairs, literally 'what stands now'?
Status quo
De facto
Modus operandi
Ad hoc
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:
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
What are arguments in which two true premises validly imply a third statement, the conclusion of the argument?
Rhetoric
Inductive arguments
Syllogisms
Ethos
An art or technique is:
topoi
enthymeme
techne
kairos
What is the definition of 'tricolon'?
A grouping of three clauses presented as examples or related ideas
Repetition of a specific term with three different meanings
Three paragraphs of writing
Three differing opinions on the same issue
What are the general forms that arguments take, regardless of their actual content?
exordium
tricolon
narratio
topoi
The definition of 'trope' is:
A stylistic element in a speech involving arrangement and word order
A figure of speech using non literal or indirect words or phrases
A type of metaphor in which an item is referred to by a related element
The logic of a speech; the arguments that it makes
"Elon Musk wears those sneakers, so they must be good," is which logical fallacy
Appeal to popularity
False Dilemma
Appeal to authority
Slippery Slope
If you've told an emotionally effective personal story for pathos, you probably need to add ________ for _________.
Statistical data
Logos
Personal Credentials
Logos
A story that will elicit indignation
Ethos
Scientific research references
Ethos
" . . . 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."
ethos
pathos
logos
A person explaining thoroughly how a particular event led to a series of economic conditions is using
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
"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 . . ."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
The following is an example of ________:
"It's all a question of timing. Timing is the most crucial factor in this game."
enthymeme
anaphora
anadiplosis
syllogism
