Practice Quiz Chapter 08

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. What are the two primary functions of a rhetorical analysis?

a) Summarize and document correct incorrect

b) Summarize and explain correct incorrect

c) Document and evaluate correct incorrect

d) Explain and evaluate correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is true about a rhetorical analysis?

a) It is the same as a summary. correct incorrect

b) It considers whether an author achieves his/her objectives. correct incorrect

c) It relies on critical thinking. correct incorrect

d) Both b and c correct incorrect

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. What is the suggested order of parts when writing a rhetorical analysis?

a) Generalization, summary, thesis, analysis correct incorrect

b) Thesis, generalization, analysis, summary correct incorrect

c) Summary, generalization, thesis, analysis correct incorrect

d) Thesis, analysis, generalization, summary correct incorrect

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. An expanded thesis statement, or essay plan, includes the main points in the order they will appear in the essay.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. What is an appeal to intrinsic ethos?

a) A writer's use of personal experience to demonstrate expertise correct incorrect

b) An argument that appeals to the reader's knowledge of a subject correct incorrect

c) An argument that uses emotion to help convince the reader correct incorrect

d) None of the above correct incorrect

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. What is an appeal to extrinsic ethos?

a) A writer's claim that he is a trustworthy person correct incorrect

b) A writer's use of statistical evidence correct incorrect

c) An appeal based on background knowledge about the writer correct incorrect

d) An appeal to the wisdom of age correct incorrect

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. In an academic argument, the use of pathos is which of the following?

a) Completely unacceptable correct incorrect

b) Likely to be subtle correct incorrect

c) Often linked to word choice correct incorrect

d) Both b and c correct incorrect

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. A literary analysis is a form of rhetorical analysis that applies to literary works. An analysis of a work of fiction might break down which elements?

a) Plot correct incorrect

b) Setting correct incorrect

c) Character correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. A rhetorical analysis involves critique, so it does not need to be objective in content or voice.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Advertising makes use of which appeals?

a) Mostly logos, with some ethos correct incorrect

b) Equal amounts of logos, pathos, and ethos correct incorrect

c) Mostly pathos and ethos, with some logos correct incorrect

d) None of the above combinations correct incorrect