Question 1

Logos is also known as

Accepted Answer

A)   credibility.
B)   emotional appeals.
C)   reasoning.
D)   none of these. C

Question 2

Which of the following should NOT be used in an introduction to a speech?

Accepted Answer

A)   an attempt to gain audience attention
B)   revelation of the topic
C)   an overview of the organizational pattern
D)   an identification and explanation of the thesis
E)   all of the above belong in a good introduction E

Question 3

She has reached which stage of the speech planning process?

Accepted Answer

A)   selection of her general purpose
B)   selection of her topic
C)   selection of her specific purpose
D)   crafting of her thesis statement C

Question 4

Provide examples from speeches, TV/radio commercials, or web sites to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following can be counted as a rhetor?

Accepted Answer

A)   individual voters
B)   the Catholic Church
C)   the president
D)   any of these are correct

Question 6

The ancient Chinese rhetorical tradition that is characterized by philosophers interested in the function of language in a political setting is

Accepted Answer

A)   School of Ming.
B)   Confucianism.
C)   School of Mohism.
D)   School of Daoism.
E)   School of Han Feizi.

Question 7

Which artistic appeal was he using?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethos
B)   pathos
C)   logos
D)   mythos

Question 8

The _____ rhetoric is used to argue what a society should do in the future.

Accepted Answer

A)   deliberative
B)   democratic
C)   demonstrative
D)   none of the above

Question 9

She is using ____ organizational pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)   spatial
B)   topical
C)   problem-solution
D)   chronological

Question 10

A rhetor can be a person, institution, or a corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An ethical rhetorician is firm in his/her beliefs and does not need to change their mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Underground and alternative newspapers and magazines that occur outside the mainstream media and institutions are sometimes called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Underground and alternative newspapers and magazines that...

Question 13

Explain how social position impacts those who speak on that issue.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

According to Aristotle, rhetors gain credibility from all of the following sources EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   good sense.
B)   moral character.
C)   goodwill.
D)   religious conviction.

Question 15

This was an appeal to which artistic proof?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethos
B)   pathos
C)   logos
D)   none of these

Question 16

Speaking slowly and deliberately is always the best approach to effective speech delivery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If you were attempting to persuade someone to stop smoking by explaining the health risks associated with smoking, you would be using which type of artistic proof?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethos
B)   pathos
C)   logos
D)   mythos

Question 18

A rhetorical critic is an informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The form of rhetoric that is used in courts and addresses events that happened in the past is called _____ rhetoric.

Accepted Answer

A)   forensic
B)   legal
C)   judicial
D)   deliberative

Question 20

Which artistic appeal was she using?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethos
B)   pathos
C)   logos
D)   mythos

Exam 12: Rhetorical Communication

Logos is also known as

Which of the following should NOT be used in an introduction to a speech?

She has reached which stage of the speech planning process?

Provide examples from speeches, TV/radio commercials, or web sites to support your answer.

Which of the following can be counted as a rhetor?

The ancient Chinese rhetorical tradition that is characterized by philosophers interested in the function of language in a political setting is

Which artistic appeal was he using?

The _____ rhetoric is used to argue what a society should do in the future.

She is using ____ organizational pattern?

A rhetor can be a person, institution, or a corporation.

An ethical rhetorician is firm in his/her beliefs and does not need to change their mind.

Underground and alternative newspapers and magazines that occur outside the mainstream media and institutions are sometimes called _____.

Explain how social position impacts those who speak on that issue.

According to Aristotle, rhetors gain credibility from all of the following sources EXCEPT

This was an appeal to which artistic proof?

Speaking slowly and deliberately is always the best approach to effective speech delivery.

If you were attempting to persuade someone to stop smoking by explaining the health risks associated with smoking, you would be using which type of artistic proof?

A rhetorical critic is an informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts.

The form of rhetoric that is used in courts and addresses events that happened in the past is called _____ rhetoric.

Which artistic appeal was she using?