Rhetorical Situation
A speaker uses a short personal story to open a speech. This choice mainly helps the speaker to:
A. engage the audience by making the issue feel personal
B. create emotional appeal that overshadows logical reasoning
C. introduce background information necessary for the claim
A. engage the audience by making the issue feel personal
Free Response: A speech delivered at a graduation ceremony is most likely intended to:
encourage, motivate, inspire
Facts and statistics primarily appeal to:
Logos/logic
Tone refers to the speaker’s:
attitude/mood
Name SPACECAT
SPEAKER, PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, CONTEXT, EXIGENCE, CHOICES, APPEALS, TONE
Repetition of a key phrase throughout a speech primarily helps to:
A. reinforce the speaker’s central idea and keep it prominent
B. create a rhythmic structure that enhances audience attention
C. build emotional intensity as the speech progresses
A. reinforce the speaker’s central idea and keep it prominent
Free Response:
When a speaker uses inclusive language such as “we” and “our,” the speaker is primarily attempting to:
build unity, unite the audience, make everyone feel included
Sharing personal experience most often strengthens:
Ethos/credibility
Word choice is also known as:
diction
Name 5 rhetorical choices
CANNOT be appeals
diction, syntax, imagery, tone, simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, personification, antithesis, juxtaposition, repetition, simile, anecdote, diction etc.
An allusion to a well-known historical event mainly serves to:
A. show the speaker’s knowledge of history
B. provide factual evidence
C. add context and meaning to the argument
C. add context and meaning to the argument
Acknowledging opposing viewpoints mainly helps a speaker to:
A. show uncertainty about their position
B. present multiple sides equally
C. appear fair and reasonable
C. appear fair and reasonable
name the following appeal
"Imagine coming home from school every day to an empty house, knowing your parents are working two jobs just to keep the lights on. No child should have to grow up feeling forgotten or alone."
pathos/ emotional
Words like “urgent” and “critical” suggest a tone that is:
serious/urgent/important
Commentary explains:
how evidence supports claim (thesis)
why your evidence matters
A metaphor comparing a challenge to a “journey” most directly emphasizes:
A. the difficulty of the challenge
B. the emotional struggle involved
C. growth and progress over time
C. growth and progress over time
A calm, respectful tone when discussing disagreement suggests the speaker wants to:
A. avoid addressing the issue directly
B. minimize the importance of the disagreement
C. avoid alienating the audience
C. avoid alienating the audience
Emotionally charged language mainly helps the audience to:
A. understand the factual background of the issue
B. evaluate the logical strength of the argument
C. feel personally invested in the issue
D. recognize the speaker’s authority
C. feel personally invested in the issue
What does a writer need to add before diction? Give an example
an adjective/tone word/ descriptive word
The difference between diction versus tone
What is word choice versus attitude
By juxtaposing two opposing outcomes, the speaker most effectively helps the audience to:
A. highlight the speaker’s personal opinion
B. compare different results on the issue
C. recognize the emotional tone of the passage
B. compare different results on the issue
When a speaker addresses a broad audience using shared values, the speaker most likely assumes the audience:
A. holds opposing beliefs
B. needs detailed explanations
C. shares beliefs or experiences
C. shares beliefs or experiences
An appeal becomes weaker when evidence is included but not explained because:
A. the audience may doubt the accuracy of the evidence
B. the speaker appears overly emotional
C. the argument lacks sufficient examples
D. the reasoning connecting evidence to the claim is unclear
D. the reasoning connecting evidence to the claim is unclear
motivate/inspire/encourage the audience
Which approach most strengthens a rhetorical analysis body paragraph?
A. identifying multiple rhetorical choices
B. summarizing the evidence before quoting it
C. quoting large portions of the passage for clarity
D. analyzing how a choice influences the audience
D. analyzing how a choice influences the audience