English Exam

Which of the following can be used to make a comparison that can help advance an argument?

All of the above

An indirect reference to something (Usually a literary text, although it can be other things such as plays, songs, historical events, ect.) with which the reader is supposed to be familiar is

An allusion

A brief story used to help make a point is

An ancedote

In order to strengthen her argument, the author references which of the following contemporary circumstances?

An unfulfilled pledge by ta political leader.

In the tenth paragraph, the author appeals twice to "Our values" in order to

Claim that her family's experiences run counter to shard national ideals

As represented by the rhetoircal triangle, the appeal most commonly associated with the speaker is

Ethos

In body paragraphs, commentary is primarily used to

Explain the writer's evidence supports their claim

In the passage, the author presents a narrative of her parents' deportation in order to

Illustrate her point that the existing immigration policy is broken.

In the passage as a whole, the author recounts her and her family's experiences to support that

Improving the immigration system would benefit the entire country

As represented by the rhetorical triangle, the appeal most commonly associated with the message is

LOGOS

As represented by the rhetorical triangle, the appeal most commonly associated with the audience is

Pathos

Which of the following is not a commonly used method of organization?

Prepositional

Rhetoric can be best descried as

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

Which of the following assist in creating coherence among sentences, paragraphs, or sections in a text by showing relationships among ideas?

Transitional words, phrases, or clauses

In the first sentence of the sixth paragraph, the author describes her "rocky existence"" during high school in order to

Support the claim that her parents' absence affected her during adolescence.

A connotation can be described best as

An idea or emotion that is associated with a word

An acknowledgement of the validity of an opposing viewpoint in an argument is known as a

Concession

Which of the following best describes the author's exigence in the passage?

The impact of government policies on undocumented immigrant families