What is the primary purpose of using rhetorical devices in public speaking?

Enhancing Persuasion with Rhetorical Devices

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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To confuse the audience
To enhance the persuasiveness of the message
To shorten the speech
To complicate the message
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in close proximity?
Rhyming
Alliteration
Analogy
Metaphor
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What famous line did Johnnie Cochran use during O.J. Simpson's trial that exemplifies rhyming?
Justice is blind
If it doesn't fit, you must acquit
If the glove fits, wear it
A glove too tight, not right
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which rhetorical device compares two unlike things directly, often using 'is'?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a simile use to make comparisons?
Words 'like' or 'as'
Direct statements
Exaggeration
Personification
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which device is used to add emphasis or clarify a point by elaboration?
Analogy
Alliteration
Antithesis
Amplification
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rhetorical device gives human characteristics to non-human elements?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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