Communication/Rhetoric
Medium and Mode are the same elements in a rhetorical situation.
False.
If you use an on-line computer-generated citation building tool, you can be confident that your entries will be formatted correctly and don't need to check them.
False.
What is pathos?
An appeal to emotion
Identify the error (if anything) in the sentence below:
Because I said so.
This is correct.
Physical spaces are also rhetorical in addition to persuasive media such as ads.
True.
In-text citations should appear...
After any material that isn't your own.
T/F Rhetoric is basically empty words meant for manipulation, deceit, and persuasion without regard to ethics.
False
Identify the error (if anything) in the sentence below:
I knew the rules, I ignored them anyways, it was more fun that way.
Comma splice.
_____ _____ refers to how a topic is perceived over time and is not necessarily limited to a specific place or time.
Sociocultural context
What is a paraphrase?
A paraphrase is a restatement of the author's words in your own.
T/F A rhetorical opportunity is an occasion to make change through language, whether visual, written, or spoken.
True
Identify the error (if anything) in the sentence below:
The experiment succeeded, but the data raised more questions than answered.
Correct.
Ethos.
You can insert words into your quotes to make them grammatically correct. (T/F)
False. (The caveat is, you can, BUT you need to put brackets around what you change).
Which best corresponds to the meaning of "exigence"?
- An issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak.
- Any opportunity to act.
- A point of opposition to one’s own stance on an issue.
- An excessive use of emotion in argumentation.
Identify the error (if anything) in the sentence below:
Late again, no alarm set, no excuses.
Comma splice.
Ethos is built from both sources external to the message and the message itself.
True.
To be able to identify the exact claim the author is responding to.
What is another name for rhetorical appeals?
-Inventive proofs
-Inartistic proofs
-Artistic Proofs
-Inventive proofs
Identify the error (if anything) in the sentence below:
I tried to tell them plan the plan changed first.
Run-on.