AP English Kahoot

Which of the following is not a concession in the DoI?

Though you have the right to pursue happiness, you are not guaranteed it.

the quality or state of keeping silent; reserve

-reticence

to call up (e.g., memories or feelings); to draw forth

-evoke

to predict, warn, forecast, foresee

-forebode

to instruct and improve, especially morally; to enlighten

-edify

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

-callous

the art of using language effectively and persuasively

-rhetoric

difficult to understand

-abstruse

water, seven, earth mother

-archetype

When did Kelley give her speech?

-1900s

What is the most significant/effective way for a speaker to establish his trust/credib. with audience?

-Share their experiences and values

To what text does Bush allude at the end of his speech?

-Psalm 23

Rhetorical device: Our nation saw evil -- the very worst of human nature -- and we responded with the best of…

-antithesis

Which of the following does not describe Bush's tone?

-pessimistic

Father of rhetoric?

-Aristotle

When Jefferson applies the self-evident truths to the colonies, he reasons ___

-deductively

When Jefferson provides evidence of his claim that KG III is a tyrant, he reasons

-inductively

Which of the following is not a category of fallacy?

-explicity

Ad Hominem (logical fallacy)

-attacking character or motives instead of focusing on issue

What is a hasty generalization?

-Not enough evidence to draw a conclusion

When you argue that a caused b when the relationship might be time, not causation

-post hoc ergo prophter hoc

Most, some, likely, perhaps are examples of ___

-qualifiers

Rhet. device? a pattern of meaning

-archetype

A brief story often as a way of developing a point or as evidence of a claim.

-anecdote

Characterize the diction if I use big words.

-elevated

What is a connotation?

-Emotional Definition

Identify the word that has more positive connotation?

-Youthful > Immature

What is the primary purpose of figurative language?

-to make an complex, abstract concept more understandable

When choosing evidence, the most critical criteria is

-your audience

What is an oxymoron?

-a junior at St. Charles

What appeal does Edwards use to convince his congregation to repent?

-bandwagon

identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives

-empathy

to wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing

-digress

without interest or concern; having no bias or preference

-indifferent

active hostility or opposition

-antagonism

According to Paine, what makes a government strong and a people happy?

-the close bond between electors and the elected

deceitful, dishonest, two-faced, deliberately deceptive

-duplicitous

to prove to be false or erroneous

-refute

Rhet. device? Exaggeration

-hyperbole

What is the exigence

-What motivated the author to write the piece

What kind of sentence does Jefferson begin the Dol with?

-periodic

Which of the following is not a truth that is self-evident in the DoI?

-Men have the duty to abolish government when it does not protect their rights.

What is the purpose in a rhetorical situation?

-The goal of the author; it should be in the format: "to verb."

What the speaker chooses "we" or "our", he most likely is ___.

-bolstering his credibility

What is the message in the rhetorical situation?

-the themes or subjects in a text

A weakness or flaw in logic and reasoning

-Logical fallacy

An epigraph is

-a short quotation at the beginning of a chapter

Which of the following is not one of Paine's analogies to government?

-a weight that pulls of society