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What is the definition of Copia?
Abundance
What is a canon?
A canon is a general rule or criteria used to judge something; a collection of ideas accepted as genuine.
Which rhetorician is known as the father of science, or the first philosopher?
Thales
What is the repetition of a word or phrase at THE BEGINNING OF consecutive clauses, sentences or lines of poetry?
Anaphora
What are Mr. O'Hara's son's names?
Judah and Kieran
What is the definition of Rhetoric?
The art of writing, speaking, and thinking well.
When one decides that they will use a voice inflection at the start of their speech, what Canon is it?
Actio
Which rhetorician and orator brought together and organized the five Canons?
Cicero
What is the repetition of a word or phrase at THE END OF consecutive clauses, sentences, or lines of poetry?
Epistophe
Which type of quotations would one add slashes to in order to indicate line breaks?
Poetry Quotations
What is the definition of Syntax?
When one decides to use the word 'internalize' instead of take in, what Canon is it?
Elocutio
Which rhetorician created the Topoi?
Aristotle
An argument about gaining revenue by doing a donation event would be what kind of argument?
Useful and Adventageous
In MLA formatting, which comes first: day, month, or year?
What is the definition of Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is uncredited use (both intentional and unintentional) of someone else's words or ideas.
When one finds an Aristotle quote on wisdom that they believe would be perfect for their argument, what Canon is this?
Memoria
Which rhetorician famously compares the effects of rhetoric to drugs?
Gorgias
Which Ethos/Pathos/Logos appeal would using analogies and metaphors fall under?
Pathos
When using in text citations, which will always be included: Author, Title, or Page Number?
Page Number
What is the definition of Understatement?
Understatement is a rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer deliberately makes a statement that lessens or minimizes the importance of a subject or topic.
Which culture was the first to study and use the five Canons?
Which rhetorician explored the Five Canons 150 years after they were created in their textbook on Rhetoric?
Quintilian
Which US president used Understatement to downplay the number of people that voted against him in his inaugural address?
Donald Trump
What kind of Persuasive Discourse is demonstrative and ceremonial?
Epideictic