Revel_Final

Rhetorician Richard Weaver describes two type of terms that should be avoided because of the potential to easily lead (or mislead) people without critical reflection

"god terms" and "devil terms"

Which individual maintained the existence of three artistic proofs?

Aristotle

Which of the following is an example of deliberative rhetoric?

The Senator argued that taxes would have to be increased in order to pay for the new roads

Which of the following can be counted as a rhetor?

any of these are correct - the Catholic Church - individual voters - the president

____ are artistic skills of a rhetor that influence effectiveness

artistic proofs

Why does rhetorician Richard Weaver advocate the careful use of "god terms" and "devil terms"?

because they can serve more as propaganda than rhetoric

If you want your speech to create understanding and agreement about your topic, you should use a ____ organizational pattern

cause-effect

Ruth organizes her speech on factory-farmed meat by following the existence of a cow and a chicken raised for human consumption from birth to slaughter to preparation in the kitchen. She is using ____ organizational pattern?

chronological

In a persuasive speech, you will challenge your audience to act during the ____

conclusion

When legislators argue about raising taxes to pay for new road, they are engaged in ____ rhetoric

deliberative

____ rhetoric is used to argue what a society should do in the future

deliberative

Douglas Ehninger suggests that throughout history people have had _____ ideas of what rhetoric is and the purpose it serves

different

All of the following are effective relaxation techniques to use before giving a speech EXCEPT

drinking coffee

Which of these is NOT one of the forces that Ehninger's thinking sparked an interest in connecting rhetoric to?

ethnic

During his election campaign, President Bush emphasized the need to restore integrity to the White House. Which artistic appeal was he using?

ethos

The form of rhetoric that is used in courts and addresses events that happened in the past is called ____ rhetoric

forensic

In an attempt to clear his client's name, the lawyer asked him to state where he was on the night his wife was killed. This type of question is an example of ____

forensic rhetoric

A rhetorical event is one that _____

generates a significant amount of public discourse

An audience gets their first impression of the contents of a speech during the ___

introduction

Laura is preparing a speech about why she doesn't believe gay marriage should be legal. It is important that she is aware of the ____ used in her speech, especially potential pejorative terms

language

If you were attempting to persuade someone to stop smoking by explaining the health risks associated with smoking, you would be using which type of artistic proof?

logos

When speaker uses eye contact, he or she should ____

look directly into eyes of the audience

Which of the following is NOT an important function of rhetoric in society?

manipulating an uninformed public

Cicero, a prominent advocate and politician, is often considered to be the greatest Roman

orator

During the trial of Susan Smith, a woman accused of drowning her children, the prosecutor played an audio recording of a car going underwater while narrating what must have been going through the Smith children's minds as the car they were in was sinking. This was appeal to which of artistic proof?

pathos

A speaker's public _____ may be quite different from his or her private one

persona

Rhetoric is also known as the art of

persuasion

The ____ sphere is the arena through which deliberative decision making occurs as the result of the exchange of ideas and arguments

public

The arena in which deliberative decision making occurs through the exchange of ideas and arguments is called the ____

public sphere

Logos is also known as ____

reasoning

According to Aristotle, rhetors gain credibility from all of the following sources EXCEPT

religious conviction

A(n) _______ is a person or institution that addresses the public

rhetor

When a candidate for president of the U.S. wants to persuade a group of people to vote fore him or her, the candidate will focus on U.S. citizens that are registered voters. This pool of people is known as a(n) ____ audience.

rhetorical

Anyone who pursues sustained and detailed analysis of rhetorical discourse is a

rhetorical critic

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many discussions arose to attempt to explain why the disaster had occurred. These discussion are an example of ____

rhetorical event

it was Plato's belief the rhetoric should be used to

search for universal principles of truth

Ruth has decided that she wants to persuade her audience of college students to avoid eating factory-farmed meat. She has reached which stage of the speech planning process?

selection of her specific purpose

Chip is studying political science at school. He decides to speak out about U.S. immigration policies, but is ultimately less influential than he had hoped. This is most likely a result of his ____ position.

social

The _____ position of the rhetor often determines his or her right to speak or to access civic speaking spaces

social

Which of the following creates outlets for people to try and align others to their worldviews without filers and presents new challenges to the need to think through how we attempt to persuade others to view the world as we do?

social media

A(n) ____ is large, organized body of people who are attempting to create social change.

social movement

Occupy Wall Street and other "occupy" gatherings that have taken place in order to promote a certain view of justice are examples of _____

social movements

the 1st group of people to teach persuasive speaking skills in the Greek city-states were known as

sophists

Derek is writing an informative speech about funny phrases and slogans throughout the US. He decides to look at phrases from the Midwest, the South, and New England. He is using the ____ the organizational pattern

spatial

A ____ pattern of organization has no innate organization except what is imposed by the speaker

topical

According to your text, the use of outright deception to persuade someone is ____

unacceptable

The first task of a public speaker is to identify ____

what his/her general purpose is