Rhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Irony?
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a Rhetorical Question?
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Logos?
to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character
to convince an audience by use of logic or reason
attempting to capture in words what will be immediately applicable, appropriate, and engaging for a particular audience
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Chiasmus?
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
a literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses
a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Metonymy?
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
a literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses
a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Zeugma?
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Kairos?
to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character
to convince an audience by use of logic or reason
attempting to capture in words what will be immediately applicable, appropriate, and engaging for a particular audience
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
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