CLT CLT Rhetoric and Argumentation

Question 1

Which rhetorical device involves repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

Accepted Answer

Anaphora

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Epistrophe

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Chiasmus

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Asyndeton

Question 2

Which classical appeal to the audience relies on the speaker's credibility and character?

Accepted Answer

Ethos

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Pathos

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Logos

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Kairos

Question 3

In classical rhetoric, what is the primary purpose of a rhetorical question?

Accepted Answer

To create effect rather than elicit an answer

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To gather information from the audience

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To test the audience's knowledge

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To introduce new evidence

Question 4

Which canon of classical rhetoric concerns the arrangement and ordering of arguments for persuasive effect?

Accepted Answer

Dispositio

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Inventio

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Memoria

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Elocutio

Question 5

Which rhetorical device places contrasting ideas in parallel grammatical structure to highlight their opposition?

Accepted Answer

Antithesis

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Hyperbole

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Metonymy

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Synecdoche

Question 6

The logical fallacy known as 'ad hominem' involves:

Accepted Answer

Attacking the person rather than their argument

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Appealing to tradition

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Using circular reasoning

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Appealing to authority