Rhetorical Process Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is a syllogism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Syllogism is a rhetorical device that starts
an argument with a reference to something general, and from this it draws a conclusion about
something more specific
What is enthymeme? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An argumentative statement in which the
writer or the speaker omits one of the major or minor premises, does not clearly pronounce it,
or keeps this premise implied, is called an "enthymeme." However, the omitted premise in an
enthymeme remains understandable even if is not clearly expressed
what is anaphora - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a
sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis
What is an argument from consequences? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an argument that
concludes a hypothesis (typically a belief) to be either true or false based on whether the
premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences.
What is an argument from authority? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a form of defeasible
argument in which the opinion of an authority on a topic is used as evidence to support an
argument.
What is an argument from definition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an argument in which the
conclusion is claimed to depend merely on the definition of some word or phrase used in the
premise or conclusion
What is an argument from principle? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An argument that supports
a certain action based on the connection between that action a general principle
What is crescendo and climax? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arrangement in order of
increasing importance
,what is enactment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -acting out info you need to remember (will
help you remember it)
symmetry is a dynamic of each situation contested by the participants and predicated on the
quality of discourse, the ideas that are contested, and the ability of participants to achieve
mutually satisfactory outcomes.
What are logos, ethos, and pathos? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- logos: Rhetorical appeal or
proof. Logic, convince with reason
pathos: Rhetorical appeal or proof. Emotional appeal, persuade through emotions
ethos: Rhetorical appeal or proof. Ethical appeal, credibility of the speaker
rhetorical form - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A type of filmic organization in which the parts
create and support an argument.
what is hyperbole - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- exaggerated statements or claims not meant
to be taken literally.
What is identification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- any of the wide variety of means by
which a writer or speaker may establish a shared sense of values, attitudes, and interests with
an audience. Also known as consubstantiality
what is kairos - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- There is an exactly right time to deliver a
message if the audience is to be persuaded
what is public vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The culturally established and
sanctioned terms that compose people's taken-for-granted understanding of the world
what is an ideograph - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An ordinary language term found in
political discourse. It is a high-order abstraction representing collective commitment to a
particular but equivocal and ill-defined normative goal. It warrants the use of power, excuses
behavior and belief which might otherwise be perceived as eccentric or antisocial, and guides
behavior and belief into channels easily recognized by a community as acceptable or
laudable.
, What is the difference between discursive and presentational symbolism? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- -Discursive symbolism - language use with a linear structure that operates
through reason and not intuition
-Presentational symbolism - a direct presentation of an individual object that widens our
conception of rationality far beyond the traditional boundaries, yet never breaks faith with
logic in the strictest sense
what is gestalt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A pattern or structure whose parts are so
integrated that one cannot really describe the pattern simply by referring to the parts
What is a condensation symbol? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A name, word, phrase, or
maxim which stirs vivid impressions involving the listener's most basic values and readies the
listener for action
What is resignification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a process in which people reject the
connotation of a symbol, expose how the meaning of the symbol is constructed, and attempt
to change its connotation
what is doublespeak? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- language used in the real world to confuse
or deliberately distort its actual meaning rather than to achieve understanding
what is inflated language - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- anguage designed to make the
ordinary seem extraordinary; to make everyday things seem impressive; to give an air of
importance to people, situations, or things that would not normally be considered important;
to make the simple seem complex
what are truncated passives - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- sentences that use a passive verb in
order to delete the agent of action
What marks goal-directed discourse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- its careful selection of
symbols, construction of appeals, and engagement of listeners and readers as feeling and
valuing as well as thinking beings
Are the appeals of rhetoric adapted, universal, or neutral appeals? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- adapted appeals
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is a syllogism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Syllogism is a rhetorical device that starts
an argument with a reference to something general, and from this it draws a conclusion about
something more specific
What is enthymeme? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An argumentative statement in which the
writer or the speaker omits one of the major or minor premises, does not clearly pronounce it,
or keeps this premise implied, is called an "enthymeme." However, the omitted premise in an
enthymeme remains understandable even if is not clearly expressed
what is anaphora - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a
sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis
What is an argument from consequences? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an argument that
concludes a hypothesis (typically a belief) to be either true or false based on whether the
premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences.
What is an argument from authority? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a form of defeasible
argument in which the opinion of an authority on a topic is used as evidence to support an
argument.
What is an argument from definition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an argument in which the
conclusion is claimed to depend merely on the definition of some word or phrase used in the
premise or conclusion
What is an argument from principle? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An argument that supports
a certain action based on the connection between that action a general principle
What is crescendo and climax? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arrangement in order of
increasing importance
,what is enactment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -acting out info you need to remember (will
help you remember it)
symmetry is a dynamic of each situation contested by the participants and predicated on the
quality of discourse, the ideas that are contested, and the ability of participants to achieve
mutually satisfactory outcomes.
What are logos, ethos, and pathos? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- logos: Rhetorical appeal or
proof. Logic, convince with reason
pathos: Rhetorical appeal or proof. Emotional appeal, persuade through emotions
ethos: Rhetorical appeal or proof. Ethical appeal, credibility of the speaker
rhetorical form - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A type of filmic organization in which the parts
create and support an argument.
what is hyperbole - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- exaggerated statements or claims not meant
to be taken literally.
What is identification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- any of the wide variety of means by
which a writer or speaker may establish a shared sense of values, attitudes, and interests with
an audience. Also known as consubstantiality
what is kairos - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- There is an exactly right time to deliver a
message if the audience is to be persuaded
what is public vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The culturally established and
sanctioned terms that compose people's taken-for-granted understanding of the world
what is an ideograph - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An ordinary language term found in
political discourse. It is a high-order abstraction representing collective commitment to a
particular but equivocal and ill-defined normative goal. It warrants the use of power, excuses
behavior and belief which might otherwise be perceived as eccentric or antisocial, and guides
behavior and belief into channels easily recognized by a community as acceptable or
laudable.
, What is the difference between discursive and presentational symbolism? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- -Discursive symbolism - language use with a linear structure that operates
through reason and not intuition
-Presentational symbolism - a direct presentation of an individual object that widens our
conception of rationality far beyond the traditional boundaries, yet never breaks faith with
logic in the strictest sense
what is gestalt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A pattern or structure whose parts are so
integrated that one cannot really describe the pattern simply by referring to the parts
What is a condensation symbol? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A name, word, phrase, or
maxim which stirs vivid impressions involving the listener's most basic values and readies the
listener for action
What is resignification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a process in which people reject the
connotation of a symbol, expose how the meaning of the symbol is constructed, and attempt
to change its connotation
what is doublespeak? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- language used in the real world to confuse
or deliberately distort its actual meaning rather than to achieve understanding
what is inflated language - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- anguage designed to make the
ordinary seem extraordinary; to make everyday things seem impressive; to give an air of
importance to people, situations, or things that would not normally be considered important;
to make the simple seem complex
what are truncated passives - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- sentences that use a passive verb in
order to delete the agent of action
What marks goal-directed discourse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- its careful selection of
symbols, construction of appeals, and engagement of listeners and readers as feeling and
valuing as well as thinking beings
Are the appeals of rhetoric adapted, universal, or neutral appeals? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- adapted appeals
