Question 1

Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle's views on truth and how we know it.

Accepted Answer

Plato and Aristotle, two of the most inf

Question 2

Aristotle wrote of three classic appeals in rhetoric. Which of the following belongs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethos. 
B)  Humors. 
C)  Logos. 
D)  Pathos. 
A)  Ethos. 
B)  Humors. 
C)  Logos. 
D)  Pathos.

Question 3

Mein Kampf is a bad story, Walter Fisher said, because it lacked fidelity to the truths that humanity shares about justice, reason, and peaceful ways to resolve social-political conflict, although it had formal coherence in structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Explain Hugh Rank's model and the strategies that he identified under his intensify/downplay schema.

Accepted Answer

Hugh Rank's model is a communication the

Question 5

Narratives are flawed vehicles to influence listeners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hitler said the bigger the lie, the more likely it would be believed, but Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, insisted that facts be disseminated to the masses also.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following biblical stories concerns the separation of tribes by language?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Garden of Eden. 
B)  The Tower of Babel. 
C)  Joseph and the technicolor coat. 
D)  Moses wandering in the wilderness. 
A)  The Garden of Eden. 
B)  The Tower of Babel. 
C)  Joseph and the technicolor coat. 
D)  Moses wandering in the wilderness.

Question 8

Plato's view of an appropriate ruler for the republic was a philosopher king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Aristotle said a man should be as able to defend himself with speech and reason as he is to use his limbs or physical prowess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Kenneth Burke praised man's ability to use and create symbols, but he did not address the misuse of symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Aristotle, Plato's student, believed in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are five nontechnical means of persuasion. 
B)  We live in a world of probabilities, not certainty. 
C)  Speech can be divided into political, forensic, and epideictic genres. 
D)  There is only one universal truth. 
A)  There are five nontechnical means of persuasion. 
B)  We live in a world of probabilities, not certainty. 
C)  Speech can be divided into political, forensic, and epideictic genres. 
D)  There is only one universal truth.

Question 12

Aristotle wrote about artistic proofs and inartistic proofs. Which of the following are included as inartistic proofs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laws. 
B)  Tortures. 
C)  Copyrights. 
D)  Witnesses. 
A)  Laws. 
B)  Tortures. 
C)  Copyrights. 
D)  Witnesses.

Question 13

Aristotle believed that torture was a viable way to get credible information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ellul stated that the population explosion and economic and technical growth had nothing to do with propaganda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When we like and trust people who "speak our language," this shared meaning and similarity is an example of identification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Plato portrayed the world of sense perception as a shadowy cave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sociological propaganda does not conduct a campaign to spread ideology but it allows ideology to penetrate the masses through the economic and political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Babel means "gate of god," but a related word, babal, means confusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain Aristotle's three forms of rhetoric and give contemporary examples of each type.

Accepted Answer

Aristotle's three forms of rhetoric are

Question 20

Fisher's narrative theory was dependent on which elements to be credible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drama. 
B)  Memory. 
C)  Coherence. 
D)  Fidelity. 
A)  Drama. 
B)  Memory. 
C)  Coherence. 
D)  Fidelity.

Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle's views on truth and how we know it.

Aristotle wrote of three classic appeals in rhetoric. Which of the following belongs?

Mein Kampf is a bad story, Walter Fisher said, because it lacked fidelity to the truths that humanity shares about justice, reason, and peaceful ways to resolve social-political conflict, although it had formal coherence in structure.

Explain Hugh Rank's model and the strategies that he identified under his intensify/downplay schema.

Narratives are flawed vehicles to influence listeners.

Hitler said the bigger the lie, the more likely it would be believed, but Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, insisted that facts be disseminated to the masses also.

Which of the following biblical stories concerns the separation of tribes by language?

Plato's view of an appropriate ruler for the republic was a philosopher king.

Aristotle said a man should be as able to defend himself with speech and reason as he is to use his limbs or physical prowess.

Kenneth Burke praised man's ability to use and create symbols, but he did not address the misuse of symbols.

Aristotle, Plato's student, believed in which of the following?

Aristotle wrote about artistic proofs and inartistic proofs. Which of the following are included as inartistic proofs?

Aristotle believed that torture was a viable way to get credible information.

Ellul stated that the population explosion and economic and technical growth had nothing to do with propaganda.

When we like and trust people who "speak our language," this shared meaning and similarity is an example of identification.

Plato portrayed the world of sense perception as a shadowy cave.

Sociological propaganda does not conduct a campaign to spread ideology but it allows ideology to penetrate the masses through the economic and political system.

Babel means "gate of god," but a related word, babal, means confusion.

Explain Aristotle's three forms of rhetoric and give contemporary examples of each type.

Fisher's narrative theory was dependent on which elements to be credible?

Introduction to Persuasion in Everyday Practices

Audiences: Social Scientists Address Needs, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Language: the Code of Persuasion

Messages: Verbal and Nonverbal Support

Political Communication: Mediated Constructions

Legal Communication: Persuasion in Court

Religion and Persuasion

Art As Persuasion: Visual Rhetoric

Advertising: Integrated Marketing Communication IMC

Public Relations: Engineering Public Consent

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Exam 2: Rhetorical Scholars: Perspectives on Rhetoric

Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle's views on truth and how we know it.

Aristotle wrote of three classic appeals in rhetoric. Which of the following belongs?

Mein Kampf is a bad story, Walter Fisher said, because it lacked fidelity to the truths that humanity shares about justice, reason, and peaceful ways to resolve social-political conflict, although it had formal coherence in structure.

Explain Hugh Rank's model and the strategies that he identified under his intensify/downplay schema.

Narratives are flawed vehicles to influence listeners.

Hitler said the bigger the lie, the more likely it would be believed, but Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, insisted that facts be disseminated to the masses also.

Which of the following biblical stories concerns the separation of tribes by language?

Plato's view of an appropriate ruler for the republic was a philosopher king.

Aristotle said a man should be as able to defend himself with speech and reason as he is to use his limbs or physical prowess.

Kenneth Burke praised man's ability to use and create symbols, but he did not address the misuse of symbols.

Aristotle, Plato's student, believed in which of the following?

Aristotle wrote about artistic proofs and inartistic proofs. Which of the following are included as inartistic proofs?

Aristotle believed that torture was a viable way to get credible information.

Ellul stated that the population explosion and economic and technical growth had nothing to do with propaganda.

When we like and trust people who "speak our language," this shared meaning and similarity is an example of identification.

Plato portrayed the world of sense perception as a shadowy cave.

Sociological propaganda does not conduct a campaign to spread ideology but it allows ideology to penetrate the masses through the economic and political system.

Babel means "gate of god," but a related word, babal, means confusion.

Explain Aristotle's three forms of rhetoric and give contemporary examples of each type.

Fisher's narrative theory was dependent on which elements to be credible?

Introduction to Persuasion in Everyday Practices

Audiences: Social Scientists Address Needs, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Language: the Code of Persuasion

Messages: Verbal and Nonverbal Support

Political Communication: Mediated Constructions

Legal Communication: Persuasion in Court

Religion and Persuasion

Art As Persuasion: Visual Rhetoric

Advertising: Integrated Marketing Communication IMC

Public Relations: Engineering Public Consent

Filters