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Hannah, a five-year-old, knows how to get out of cleaning up her toys. All she has to do is crawl on her parents' laps and give them a sad, wide-eyed look with a quivering lip. Hannah is using which artistic appeal?


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

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The spatial organizational pattern follows a timeline; for example, a speech on the life of Ronald Reagan would use this pattern.

A) True
B) False

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Communication that influences the attitudes or behaviors of others is called ____ or the art of persuasion.


A) phonetics
B) literacy
C) mediated
D) rhetoric

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Unusual weather or natural disasters are examples of ________.


A) social position
B) rhetorical events
C) epideictic rhetoric
D) deliberative rhetoric

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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An individual who pursues sustained and detailed analyses of rhetorical discourse is known as a rhetorical ________.


A) critic
B) observer
C) expert
D) influencer

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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After identifying his or her general purpose, the second task of a public speaker is to _____.


A) identify the audience
B) understand the audience
C) select your topic
D) indemnify a specific purpose

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The movement to abolish slavery is an example of an) ________ movement.


A) physiological
B) psycho-social
C) social
D) linguistic

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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In the early Greek city-states, ________ taught speakers to adjust their notions of right or wrong, true or untrue, depending on their speaking situation, their audience, and their goals.


A) sophists
B) rhetoricians
C) orators
D) resonators

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Consider a recent election in your area. Explain how the candidates used the three artistic proofs in their campaigns. Provide examples from speeches, TV/radio commercials, or web sites to support your answer.

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The best view of a rhetorical audience includes ONLY those people who could take appropriate action based upon a particular message.

A) True
B) False

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Consider a recent issue of public conflict such as immigration reform or health care access or any other issue which you are familiar. Explain how social position impacts those who speak on that issue.

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