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Rhetorical Appeals Quiz 3 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 29 times
- The average score is 7 of 14
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. When a multiple-choice question asks for an ----- to be drawn from a passage, the most direct, most reasonable ----- is the safest answer choice. | Inference/infer | 86%
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| The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | Narrative | 71%
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| A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | Onomatopoeia | 71%
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| ---- in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by independent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | Loose sentence | 57%
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| This term has two distinct technical meanings in English writing. The first meaning is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker’s attitude. The indicative ----- is used only for factual sentences. For example, “Joe eats too quickly.” The subjective mod is used to express conditions contrary to fact. For example, “If I were you, I’d get another job.” The imperative ----- is used for commands. | Mood | 57%
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| A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. | Oxymoron | 57%
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| It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | Parallelism | 57%
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| an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language. | Invective | 43%
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| The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. | Irony/ironic | 43%
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| When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. | Juxtaposition | 43%
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| A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | Metaphor | 43%
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| A term from the Greek meaning “changed label” or “substitute name.” ----- is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | Metonymy | 43%
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| A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | Paradox | 29%
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| ------ is a figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite. It is a special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion. | Litotes | 0%
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