Deck 12: Rhetorical Communication

Question 1

She is using ____ organizational pattern?

A) spatial
B) topical
C) problem-solution
D) chronological

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The first task of a public speaker is to identify

A) who the audience is.
B) what his/her general purpose is.
C) what his/her topic is.
D) what his/her argument is.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The _____ rhetoric is used to argue what a society should do in the future.

A) deliberative
B) democratic
C) demonstrative
D) none of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which artistic appeal was he using?

A) ethos
B) pathos
C) logos
D) mythos

Question 5

He is using _____ organizational pattern?

A) topical
B) chronological
C) spatial
D) cause-effect

Question 6

According to Aristotle, rhetors gain credibility from all of the following sources EXCEPT

A) good sense.
B) moral character.
C) goodwill.
D) religious conviction.

Question 7

All of the following are effective relaxation techniques to use before giving a speech EXCEPT

A) yawning.
B) drinking coffee.
C) breathing deeply.
D) smiling and talking with your audience.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an important function of rhetoric in society?

A) promoting a vital democracy
B) assisting in the pursuit of justice
C) assisting people in clarifying their beliefs and actions
D) manipulating an uninformed public

Question 9

Logos is also known as

A) credibility.
B) emotional appeals.
C) reasoning.
D) none of these.

Question 10

If you were attempting to persuade someone to stop smoking by explaining the health risks associated with smoking, you would be using which type of artistic proof?

A) ethos
B) pathos
C) logos
D) mythos

Question 11

The form of rhetoric that is used in courts and addresses events that happened in the past is called _____ rhetoric.

A) forensic
B) legal
C) judicial
D) deliberative

Question 12

The ancient Chinese rhetorical tradition that is characterized by philosophers interested in the function of language in a political setting is

A) School of Ming.
B) Confucianism.
C) School of Mohism.
D) School of Daoism.
E) School of Han Feizi.

Question 13

Which of the following can be counted as a rhetor?

A) individual voters
B) the Catholic Church
C) the president
D) any of these are correct

Question 14

Which artistic appeal was she using?

A) ethos
B) pathos
C) logos
D) mythos

Question 15

Which of the following are examples of artistic proofs?

A) ethos
B) pathos
C) logos
D) all of these

Question 16

This was an appeal to which artistic proof?

A) ethos
B) pathos
C) logos
D) none of these

Question 17

Which of the following should NOT be used in an introduction to a speech?

A) an attempt to gain audience attention
B) revelation of the topic
C) an overview of the organizational pattern
D) an identification and explanation of the thesis
E) all of the above belong in a good introduction

Question 18

The arena in which deliberative decision making occurs through the exchange of ideas and arguments is called

A) public agenda.
B) public arena.
C) public square.
D) public sphere.

Question 19

Which of the following artistic proofs is the most important?

A) credibility
B) emotional appeals
C) reasoning
D) rationality

Question 20

She has reached which stage of the speech planning process?

A) selection of her general purpose
B) selection of her topic
C) selection of her specific purpose
D) crafting of her thesis statement

Question 21

A rhetor can be a person, institution, or a corporation.

Question 22

An ethical rhetorician will be willing to speak out in public if another rhetor communicates in a way to dehumanize or demeans others.

Question 23

An ethical rhetorician is firm in his/her beliefs and does not need to change their mind.

Question 24

An informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts is an) _____.

Question 25

The best view of a rhetorical audience includes only those people who could take appropriate action based upon a particular message.

Question 26

It is fine for a speaker to use statistics without carefully explaining them to the audience.

Question 27

Provide examples from the recent news that illustrate these functions.

Question 28

Speaking slowly and deliberately is always the best approach to effective speech delivery.

Question 29

Lloyd Bitzer argues that the rhetorical _____ is the only group of people who can take the appropriate action to a particular message.

Question 30

The artistic proof that refers to reasoning or rationality is _____.

Question 31

Explain how social position impacts those who speak on that issue.

Question 32

In terms of ethos, you cannot change your attractiveness in order to increase your credibility.

Question 33

Underground and alternative newspapers and magazines that occur outside the mainstream media and institutions are sometimes called _____.

Question 34

The ability to use emotions to affect an audience's decision making is called _____.

Question 35

Provide examples from speeches, TV/radio commercials, or web sites to support your answer.

Question 36

A rhetorical critic is an informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts.