Intro to Rhetoric Quiz

The Basics

100

What philosopher wrote about the "big three" rhetorical techniques? 

Aristotle 

200

Rhetoric is the art of _____________. 

persuasion 

300

Pathos involves engaging the audience's _________. 

emotions

400

Logos is an argument that utilizes ________. 

Logic 

500

Ethos is establishing _____________.

credibility 

Name the Technique

100

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog."

pathos; loaded language; antithesis 

200

For the past 20 years, I have been researching the topic of social media usage and tracking its effect on young minds. 

ethos - establishing credibility 

300

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

antithesis, parallelism 

400

DAILY DOUBLE "Today our nation saw evil - the very worst of human nature - but we responded with the best of America."

antithesis; loaded language 

500

"These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve"

antithesis/parallelism 

Las Casas

100

"As I have fifty or more years of experience in those countries, I have therefore been considering the evils..."

ethos

200

"... these Christians have destroyed such infinite number of souls..."

pathos; loaded language; exaggeration 

300

What analogy does Las Casas use to get his point?

Spaniards = wolves

Natives = lambs

400

"the Spaniards entered like wolves, tigers, and lions that had been starving"

simile;analogy

500

"slay, afflict, torment and destroy" are examples of _______ __________, using words with strong negative connotations. 

loaded language 

Liberty or Death?

100

"There is no retreat but to submission and slavery"

either/or reasoning; loaded language 

200

"Is this the part of men engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?"

rhetorical question

300

When Henry describes the British sending their navy and military to the colony and asks if this is necessary for love and reconciliation, he is using _______. 

logos (logical reasoning) 

400

"Ask yourself how this gracious reception of our petition comports with these war like preparations?"

sarcasm/verbal irony

500

"Listen to the song of the siren until she transforms us into beasts."

 Allusion to Greek Mythology

Random

100

Open and curious thinking that want to see the truth in a situation

scout mindset

200

DAILY DOUBLE! Henry arguing that if we don't fight now we will be retreating into slavery could be seen as an example of a __________ _________.

slippery slope 

300

Knowledge of the topic and the audience are important but above those, you must have an understanding of the ____________ in which you're speaking. 

context

400

Militant thinking that uses motivated reasoning to defend your opinions. 

soldier mindset

500

With loaded language, a word's ___________ is whether is has a positive or negative associations. 

connotation