Question 1

With what has oratory historically been associated?&#10;A) Judiciary speeches&#10;B) Writing literacy&#10;C) Public speaking&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Oratory has historically been associated with public speaking, as it involves the art of delivering speeches to an audience.

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with rhetoric?&#10;A) Discursive&#10;B) Fictional&#10;C) Public&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Rhetoric is typically associated with discourse, public speaking, and persuasion, but it is not typically associated with fiction. Rhetoric is concerned with the use of language to convey an argument, persuade an audience, or communicate a point of view, and it is often associated with public and political discourse.

Question 3

What term refers to the individual who conveys a message to an audience?&#10;A) The speaker&#10;B) The symbol user&#10;C) The rhetor&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

Which of the following figures was NOT an influential thinker in the study of rhetoric?&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Burke&#10;C) Freud&#10;D) Bitzer

Accepted Answer

While Sigmund Freud had a significant impact on psychology and psychoanalysis, he is not typically considered one of the major figures in the study of rhetoric. The other listed individuals, Aristotle, Kenneth Burke, and Lloyd Bitzer, are all influential thinkers in the field.

Question 5

What are &#34;pathos,&#34; &#34;ethos&#34; and &#34;logos&#34;?&#10;A) Three kind of genres&#10;B) Three kinds of persuasive proof&#10;C) Three kinds of metaphors&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Pathos, ethos, and logos are three forms of persuasive proof used in rhetoric. Pathos refers to the use of emotions to persuade an audience, while ethos refers to the use of the speaker's credibility or authority to persuade. Logos refers to the use of logic, reasoning, and evidence to persuade.

Question 6

What does &#34;etho&#34; mean?&#10;A) The ability to invoke emotions&#10;B) The ability to demonstrate logical reasoning&#10;C) The ability to display a good sense of character&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

"Ethos" is a Greek word that means having a good sense of character, ethics, or morality. It is one of the three modes of persuasion (the other two being pathos and logos) commonly used in rhetoric to influence an audience. While the other choices may be related to persuasion, they are not the exact definition of ethos.

Question 7

What is Artistotle's concept of a three-part deductive argument called?&#10;A) Enthymeme&#10;B) Synecdoche&#10;C) Maxim&#10;D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Aristotle's concept of a three-part deductive argument is called an Enthymeme.

Question 8

How does the classical view of rhetoric differ from recent approaches?&#10;A) The classical view regards the audience as stable&#10;B) The classical view builds on the concept of the &#34;imagined audience&#34;&#10;C) The classical view only focuses on the rhetor and not the audience&#10;D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The classical view of rhetoric regards the audience as stable and the recent approaches do not necessarily assume this stability.

Question 9

What are core features of a &#34;rhetorical exigence&#34;?&#10;A) It must involve emotional appeals&#10;B) It must be identifiable with rhetoric&#10;C) It must be a natural phenomenon&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

A rhetorical exigence is a situation or problem that calls for a rhetorical response or intervention, and is often identified as being subject to rhetorical analysis or intervention. Emotional appeals may be used in response to the exigence, but are not a necessary feature. It is also not required that the exigence be a natural phenomenon.

Question 10

Which concepts are developed with the idea that rhetors can symbolically create audience through their discourse?&#10;A) The second persona&#10;B) The forensic genre&#10;C) The real audience&#10;D) The deliberative genre

Accepted Answer

The concept of the second persona, which suggests that rhetors can symbolically create an audience through their discourse, is closely related to the idea that rhetors can shape their audience's perceptions and attitudes through their words and actions. This concept is particularly relevant in persuasive speeches, where the rhetor is attempting to win the audience over to their point of view. The other answer choices do not directly relate to this concept.

Question 11

Which of the following rhetoric thinkers are NOT associated with the classical view?&#10;A) Black&#10;B) Bitzer&#10;C) McGee&#10;D) All of the above are associated with this view

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Question 12

Which of the following statements does not refer to genre in rhetorical theory?&#10;A) Genres are mutually exclusive&#10;B) Genre influences both the communication and the audience&#10;C) Similar rhetorical situations invite use of the same genre&#10;D) Rhetoric scholars examines the components and constraints of genre

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The answer of Which of the following statements does not...

Question 13

Which of the following speech classification mostly deals with judicial process?&#10;A) Epideictic&#10;B) Movere&#10;C) Forensic&#10;D) All of the above

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The answer of Which of the following speech classification mostly...

Question 14

Which of the following definitions refer to &#34;delectare&#34;?&#10;A) The importance of instructing one's audience when giving a speech&#10;B) A rhetor's ability to persuade by focusing on the future&#10;C) The process of pleasing an audience&#10;D) None of the above

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The answer of Which of the following definitions refer to...

Question 15

What are the three moves that should be combined to create a powerful presentation according to Cicero?&#10;A) Referring to the past, the present and the future&#10;B) Teaching, delighting and moving the audience&#10;C) Apologizing, convincing, and entertaining the audience

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Question 16

What is &#34;the art of expressing remorse for some type of wrong-doing&#34; called?&#10;A) Apologita&#10;B) Apologica&#10;C) Apologia&#10;D) Apologiza

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Question 17

Which of the following are similes?&#10;A) The teacher treated his pupils like kids&#10;B) Athletes were fearless soldiers on the race day&#10;C) Journalists were as talkative as politicians during the conference&#10;D) All of the above

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The answer of Which of the following are similes?&#10;A) The...

Question 18

Which is stronger?&#10;A) Metaphors&#10;B) Similes&#10;C) They are equally strong

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Question 19

Which of the following step is NOT central to studying metaphor from a rhetorical perspective?&#10;A) Exploring what influences qualities implied by the metaphor have&#10;B) Proposing hypotheses about the effect of using metaphors on individuals' actions and values&#10;C) Identifying metaphors used in communication&#10;D) Expressing an opinion as regards the appropriateness of the metaphor used

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The answer of Which of the following step is NOT...

Question 20

Which of the following terms are part of the dramatistic pentad?&#10;A) Act&#10;B) Actor&#10;C) Agency&#10;D) Agent&#10;E) All are part of the pentad

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Question 21

Briefly explain why rhetoric is qualified as functional.

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Question 22

How is Aristotle's concept of &#34;enthymeme&#34; related to the emphasis put on the audience in rhetoric?

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Question 23

Explain why metaphors can be powerful rhetorical resources?

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Question 24

Describe the transition from the classical view to modern approaches and discuss implications.

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Question 25

Using McGee's (1975) reformulation of &#34;the people&#34;, discuss the construction of audiences by rhetors through their discourse.

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Deck 12: Rhetorical Theory