Ch.12 Exam Prep Rhetorical Communication

Test Bank

Chapter 12: Rhetorical Communication

Multiple Choice

12.1. Which of these is traditionally viewed as the central social function of rhetorical communication?

a. promoting racism

b. promoting democracy

c. promoting individualism

d. promoting religion

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.2. By studying the rhetorical strategies billboards and advertisements use, people can

a. generate findings to better understand the range of viewpoints on social issues.

b. better understand democracy.

c. evaluate messages critically.

d. understand what makes specific public communicators effective or ineffective.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.3. One who pursues sustained and detailed analyses of rhetorical discourse is a rhetorical

a. critic.

b. observer.

c. expert.

d. influencer.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.4. In Greek city-states, what term refers to those who taught speakers to adjust their notions of right or wrong, true or untrue, depending on their speaking situation, their audience, and their goals?

a. sophists

b. rhetors

c. orators

d. resonators

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.5. Many black feminist scholars refer to which of the following as a metaphor for a place where rhetoric is in action for women?

a. town hall

b. public square

c. church

d. kitchen table

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.2

Learning Objective: LO 12.2 Identify cultural and social influences on the development of rhetoric.

Topic: What Is Rhetoric? A Broader View

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.6. Aristotle considered which of the artistic proofs to be the most important?

a. ethos

b. pathos

c. logos

d. mythos

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.7. In order to promote its new beauty product, a company hires an Oscar-winning actress to model for their latest ad. The company is using which appeal?

a. pathos

b. mythos

c. ethos

d. logos

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.8. The rhetorical use of emotions to affect audience decision making is referred to as

a. logos.

b. persona.

c. ethos.

d. pathos.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.9. During a murder trial, the prosecutor might argue that the defendant was motivated to murder the victim as he would benefit financially from the victim’s death. This is an appeal to which artistic proof?

a. mythos

b. ethos

c. logos

d. pathos

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.10. Sarah realizes she is treated more respectfully when she wears her police uniform instead of her plain clothes. A change in treatment like this is an example of

a. rhetorical audience.

b. pathos.

c. social position.

d. rationality.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.11. Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical audience?

a. a couple watching a late-night sitcom

b. a Canadian watching an American presidential debate

c. a young woman watching a televised court trial

d. a young man watching a warning about a hurricane nearing his hometown

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.12. The reaction to unusual weather or natural disasters are examples of

a. social position.

b. rhetorical events.

c. epideictic rhetoric.

d. deliberative rhetoric.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.13. A politician who uses an event like a mass shooting to mourn the victims and celebrate their lives while avoiding advancing any changes to gun laws is using what kind of rhetoric?

a. deliberative

b. public

c. forensic

d. epideictic

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.14. When legislators argue about raising taxes to pay for new roads, they are engaging in what kind of rhetoric?

a. deliberative

b. social

c. epideictic

d. cultural

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.15. The abolitionist movement arose from those opposed to slavery, who at the time constituted a

a. public sphere.

b. counter-public.

c. rhetorical event.

d. social position.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.16. The goal of what type of rhetoric is to set things right after an injustice has occurred?

a. forensic

b. epideictic

c. sophistic

d. deliberative

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.17. The movement to abolish slavery was primarily an example of what kind of movement?

a. cultural

b. political

c. social

d. ethical

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.18. When god and devil terms are used, they often

a. promote critical reflection.

b. serve as propaganda.

c. reinforce logos.

d. reinforce ethos.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.5

Learning Objective: LO 12.5 Understand the ethical issues facing rhetors and audience members.

Topic: Ethics and Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.19. You should be willing to speak out publicly if a rhetor communicates in a way that

a. encourages dialogue.

b. rallies the public.

c. overwhelms audiences.

d. dehumanizes others.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.5

Learning Objective: LO 12.5 Understand the ethical issues facing rhetors and audience members.

Topic: Ethics and Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.20. Cicero identified three objectives for public speaking: to inform, to persuade, and to

a. stir.

b. inflame.

c. mediate.

d. entertain.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.21. After identifying the general purpose, the next task of a public speaker is to

a. identify the audience.

b. understand the audience.

c. select your topic.

d. identify a specific purpose.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.22. Anna knows she wants her persuasive speech to be about dogs, but then she narrows it down to persuading her audience to adopt a dog. Anna has found what part of her speech?

a. supporting materials

b. organizational pattern

c. general purpose

d. specific purpose

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.23. Which of the following students is displaying the best preparation and use of a visual aid for his or her presentation?

a. Nicholas asks his instructor at the beginning of the period if there is a projector available to display his slides.

b. Johanna sketches her charts on poster board at her desk while the students before her deliver their speeches.

c. Jamal displays a large map and points to specific regions as he discusses them in his speech.

d. Trisha shows a photo of her pets to gain the audience’s attention before she begins her speech on the Cold War.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Analyze It

12.24. Which of the following methods is most ideal for rehearsing a speech?

a. Rehearse the key points silently in your head.

b. Practice only once to avoid over-preparation.

c. Read the speech aloud until it is fully memorized.

d. Stand up and deliver the speech to a friend.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.25. Which of the following is an effective method for overcoming public speaking anxiety?

a. Use relaxation techniques before you deliver your speech.

b. At the start of your speech, tell your audience how nervous you are.

c. Avoid looking at all audience members.

d. Avoid giving speeches so you never feel anxious.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

True/False

12.26. One of the advantages to studying rhetoric is to promote a singular viewpoint on social issues.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.27. Aristotle is considered the greatest Roman orator, or public speaker.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.28. A rhetor can be a person, institution, or a corporation.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.2

Learning Objective: LO 12.2 Identify cultural and social influences on the development of rhetoric.

Topic: What Is Rhetoric? A Broader View

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.29. A speaker’s public persona always matches his or her private persona.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.30. According to rhetorical scholar Lloyd Bitzer, a rhetorical audience includes only those people who could take appropriate action based upon a particular message.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.31. Rhetoric is used only in public speaking.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.32. An ethical rhetorician will be willing to speak out in public if another rhetor gives misinformation or deceives others.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.5

Learning Objective: LO 12.5 Understand the ethical issues facing rhetors and audience members.

Topic: Ethics and Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.33. An ethical rhetorician is firm in his or her beliefs and does not change his or her mind.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.5

Learning Objective: LO 12.5 Understand the ethical issues facing rhetors and audience members.

Topic: Ethics and Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.34. Statistics should be given in exact numbers rather than rounded off, especially when they are large numbers.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.35. Speaking slowly and deliberately is always the best approach to effective speech delivery.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

Fill-in-the-Blank

12.36. Communication that is used to influence the attitudes or behaviors of others is known as _____.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.37. A(n) _____ is the originator of a communication message but not necessarily the one delivering it.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.2

Learning Objective: LO 12.2 Identify cultural and social influences on the development of rhetoric.

Topic: What Is Rhetoric? A Broader View

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.38. Social _____ refers to place in the social hierarchy, which comes from the way society is structured.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.39. The arena in which deliberative decision making occurs through the exchange of ideas and arguments is known as the public _____.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.40. In American culture, when Julian calls his neighbor a “communist” in front of his children, he is using a(n) _____ term that may mislead his children in their perceptions of their neighbor.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.5

Learning Objective: LO 12.5 Understand the ethical issues facing rhetors and audience members.

Topic: Ethics and Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.41. A(n) _____ speech explains, instructs, defines, clarifies, demonstrates, or teaches.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.42. Maria starts off her presentation by saying, “Abraham Lincoln was the greatest president in American history.” She has just rephrased her specific purpose into a ___ statement.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.43. When a speaker determines what an audience wants to know about a topic and what their expectations are for a presentation, the speaker is performing an audience _____.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

12.44. Abby is working on a presentation for her science project. As a requirement, her teacher wants her to use a poster board with photos as a(n) _____ aid.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.45. “Next, I’m going to talk about . . .” is a verbal _____ that signifies a transition from one topic to another.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

Essay

12.46. Describe the three functions of rhetoric in our society and provide an example of each.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.1

Learning Objective: LO 12.1 Describe some of the key issues in rhetorical communication.

Topic: The Importance of Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.47. Explain how individuals can use the three artistic proofs in their rhetoric and give examples of each.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.3

Learning Objective: LO 12.3 Identify and define the three artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Topic: The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.48. Describe the differences between epideictic rhetoric, deliberative rhetoric, and forensic rhetoric and give an example of each.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.4

Learning Objective: LO 12.4 Explain four functions of rhetoric: reaffirming cultural values, increasing democratic participation, securing justice, and promoting social change.

Topic: The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

12.49. Analyze rhetorical ethics, discussing specifically god and devil terms, the goals of rhetorical messages, and the role of social media.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.5

Learning Objective: LO 12.5 Understand the ethical issues facing rhetors and audience members.

Topic: Ethics and Rhetoric

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

12.50. Describe three organizational patterns that can be used to structure a speech and give an example of each.

Five organizational patterns for structuring a speech are chronological, spatial, topical, problem–solution, and cause–effect. A chronological pattern follows a timeline; for example, a speech on the life of a famous person lends itself well to a chronological outline, starting with birth, hitting key events in their life, and possibly ending with their death. A spatial pattern arranges points by location and can be used to describe something small (for example, parts of a flower—moving from the edge to its center) or something large (for example, the immigration center buildings at Ellis Island—moving along a central hallway). A topical pattern of organization is used when your main points have no innate pattern except the one you impose on them. This situation requires more thinking because the points have no predetermined relationship, and you will need to find the scheme that is most logical and will work best for your audience. For example, a speech on Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome could begin by explaining what MERS is and then explaining who is at risk, but there’s no chronological or topical restraint to do it that way. In the problem–solution pattern, you describe various aspects of a problem and then propose solutions; it is frequently used in persuasive speeches. For example, a speech on childhood obesity would start off explaining what the issue is exactly before moving on to potential solutions with handling that problem. Finally, the cause–effect pattern is often used to create understanding and agreement or to argue for a specific action in light of the cause that is associated with a given result. For example, a speech on climate change could begin with the causes of climate change and continue on to the effects of climate change before explaining how exactly to best handle the problem.

Chapter: 12

Module: 12.6

Learning Objective: LO 12.6 Identify the basic steps in preparing a speech.

Topic: Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know