Rhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when you use words in a certain way to convey meaning or persuade an audience?
Rhetorical Device
Logical Fallacy
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the rhetorical device when words or phrases are said over and over to illustrate importance or highlight meaning.
Repetition
Analogy
Circular Reasoning
Anecdote
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the rhetorical device when an exaggeration is used to emphasize a point?
Hyperbole
Loaded Language
Anecdote
Juxtaposition
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the rhetorical device when the speaker directly addresses a person or group of people?
Direct Address
Stereotype
Sweeping Generalization
Logical Fallacy
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.6.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the rhetorical device when a question is asked that is not meant to be answered, but rather is asked to emphasize a point.
Rhetorical Question
Rhetorical Device
Circular Reasoning
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the rhetorical device that explains one thing in terms of another to highlight the ways in which they are alike.
Analogy
Anecdote
Bandwagon Appeals
Juxtaposition
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the rhetorical device that places two concepts, characters, ideas, or places near each other to contrast them?
Juxtaposition
Analogy
Anecdote
Repetition
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
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