Question 12 of 16Which example most clearly describes part of a rhetorical situation?A.Evidence used to back up a series of well-thought-out pointsB.The vice president's goal of persuading young people to voteC.A logical argument meant to appeal to listeners' common senseD.The president's use of words like liar to smear his opponentSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 5 of 10Which element is part of the rhetorical situation?A.Figurative languageB.Audience appealsC.ContextD.PropagandaSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Speeches often contain a rhetorical question to state an argument. Which excerpt from a speech is an example of this technique?A.What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights?B.Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilterC.But what's all this here talking about?D.Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it?SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 8 of 10Which phrase best describes a rhetorical situation?A.The art of using inflammatory language to build emotionsB.The audience that hears a speechC.The circumstances surrounding a rhetorical actD.The speaker's understanding of physical and verbal cuesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 6 of 10What challenge do presidents in particular face when persuading an audience?A.They must exaggerate the truth.B.They must speak briefly.C.They must avoid overstepping their authority.D.They must focus on facts and statistics when there are none.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

How does the use of a rhetorical question help develop a speaker's ideas?A.It is evidence that supports the speaker's central idea.B.It allows the speaker to answer questions from the audience.C.It emphasizes a series of points made by the speaker.D.It usually contradicts the speaker's main argument.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS