CLT CLT Rhetoric and Argumentation 2

Question 1

Which figure of speech attributes human characteristics to non-human things?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 2

In classical rhetoric, 'kairos' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The opportune moment for making an argument

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Logical reasoning through evidence

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Emotional appeal to the audience

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The speaker's established reputation

Question 3

A syllogism is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A deductive argument with two premises and a conclusion

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A type of extended metaphor

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A rhetorical question posed for effect

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An emotional appeal to the audience

Question 4

The rhetorical device that uses a part to represent the whole—such as 'hired hands' for workers—is called:

Accepted Answer

Synecdoche

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Metonymy

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Irony

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Euphemism

Question 5

Which canon of classical rhetoric focuses on committing a speech to memory for delivery?

Accepted Answer

Memoria

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Inventio

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Elocutio

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Pronuntiatio

Question 6

The 'straw man' fallacy occurs when someone:

Accepted Answer

Misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

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Uses emotional appeals instead of logic

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Cites unreliable or biased sources

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Makes broad, sweeping generalizations