Rhetoric: For Intellectuals

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1. Rhetoric is best described as what? The study of syntax Discourse meant for personal analysis only An allegorical term describing prose Any persuasive discourse written and oral

2. Logos, ethos and pathos are examples of what? Types of rhetorical questions Greek gods Types of appeals Light, eternity and paternity

3. The following argument uses what type of appeal, "I want you to look at the defendant and feel the horrible pain his victims must have felt as he robbed them of their innocence. The emotion is too great for words. You must look into your hearts and return with a guilty verdict." fructose ethos pathos logos

4. A rhetorical question is best described as which of the following? A question that needs no answer A whimsical, light-hearted request A catalyst for interpersonal communication A question relating to philosophical ideologies

5. Rhetoric formally began in the 17th. century. True False

6. When doing a rhetorical criticism, Richard Nixon's "Resignation Speech" would best fit under what methodology? Fantasy Theme Anaylsis Apologia Dramatistic Neo-Aristotelian

7. Kenneth Burke is best known for what method of rhetorical criticism? Fantasy Theme Analysis Dramatistic Apologia Social Movement

8. Dr. Martin Luther King's famous, "I Have a Dream" speech is an example of a type of discourse. True False

9. Who is credited for creating the pentad in rhetorical discourse? B.L. Ware Kenneth Burke Nancy Chodrow Aristotle

10. Ontology is the study that deals with the nature of being. True False