Announcements
• Midterm will be on Tuesday. It will cover all material
discussed in class from day 1 through the end today.
• It will be ~50 multiple choice questions, plus two
written response questions. Bring Scantron & #2
pencil.
• You will have 50 minutes to complete.
• STUDY HINTS!!!:
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Know/use 4 Keys to Credibility
Practice identifying rhetoric
Practice writing in space provided
Be sure to review quiz #1 & #2, review slides, past
HW’s, and related exercises from the book.
Group Exercise
Use two or more rhetorical devices to
restate the following ideas. Then explain
what devices were used and how they
were used.
• Your cat is getting old. You should consider
killing it to help relieve her pain.
• I do not think you have thought this decision
through.
Homework
Review Practice Midterm
Questions
Review
Which of the following descriptions best captures the
difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism?
a. A dysphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a
reader's attitude, and a euphemism is employed to create
a positive effect on a reader's attitude.
b. A dysphemism is a form of rhetoric but a euphemism is
not.
c. A euphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a
reader's attitude, and a dysphemism is employed to create
a positive effect on a reader's attitude.
d. A euphemism is a form of rhetoric but a dysphemism is
not.
Review
This rhetorical device is a thought or image about a
group of people based upon little or no evidence.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
sarcasm
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
I)
innuendo
J)
dysphemism
Review
This rhetorical device allows someone to insinuate something
deprecatory about someone or something without actually
saying it.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
innuendo
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
Review
This rhetorical device is phrased as a question that rests upon
one or more unwarranted or unjustified assumptions.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
sarcasm
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
Review
This rhetorical device works by protecting a claim from
criticism by watering it down so as to give the speaker a way
out in the case that the claim is challenged.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
sarcasm
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
I)
innuendo
J)
dysphemism
Review
This rhetorical device works by attempting to make someone
or something less significant or important.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
sarcasm
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
I)
innuendo
J)
dysphemism
Review
This rhetorical device is best described as an extravagant
overstatement.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
sarcasm
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
I)
innuendo
J)
dysphemism
Review
This rhetorical device works by suggesting that there is
evidence or authority for a claim without actually citing this
evidence.
A)
loaded question
B)
downplayer
C)
hyperbole
D)
sarcasm
E)
proof surrogate
F)
euphemism
G)
weaseler
H)
stereotype
I)
innuendo
J)
dysphemism
Review
The main factor(s) for assessing the
credibility of a claim is (are)
a.
b.
c.
d.
The believability of the claim itself.
The credibility of the source.
Both a) and b)
Whether Oprah believes it is true.
Review
The winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-A student
whose favorite subject is science, which isn’t surprising, since
students interested in science learn to pay attention to details.
Identify the choice that best states the primary issue discussed
in the passage.
a. Whether it’s surprising that this year’s spelling bee winner
enjoys science.
b. b. Whether science students learn to pay attention to
detail.
c. Whether the winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straightA student.
d. Whether learning science teaches a student to pay
attention to details.
Review
The winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-A student
whose favorite subject is science, which isn’t surprising, since
students interested in science learn to pay attention to details.
Which of the following statements is a premise for the
argument presented in the passage?
a. It’s not surprising that this year’s spelling bee winner
enjoys science.
b. Students interested in science learn to pay attention to
detail.
c. The winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-A
student.
d. There is no premise because there is no argument
presented in the passage.
Review
The winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-A student
whose favorite subject is science, which isn’t surprising, since
students interested in science learn to pay attention to details.
Which of the following best describes the argument presented
in the passage?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Deductive argument
Inductive argument
Not an argument. It is an explanation.
There is neither an argument nor explanation presented in
the passage.
Review
Moore: The administration’s latest Iraq proposal may just
make matters worse.
Parker: Yeah, right. You are just saying that because you don’t
like the president.
a. The second person addresses the issue raised by the first
person.
b. The second person does not address the issue raised by
the first person.
c. The first person does not raise any issues, so the second
person cannot address any issues raised by the first
person.
d. None of the above.
Review
Identify whether the unstated premise turns the passage into a
deductive argument, inductive argument, or if no argument is
presented.
Jessica owns a French saxophone because it is made by
Leblanc.
Unstated premise: All Leblanc instruments are made in
France.
a. Deductive argument
b. Inductive argument
c. Not an argument
Review
Identify the choice that best describes the passage.
Her favorite color is yellow because it is the color of the sun.
a. This is an explanation.
b. This is an argument with the conclusion “her favorite color
is yellow.”
c. This is an argument with the premise “her favorite color is
yellow.”