2014 Spring Exam

Question 1

Define tacit

Answer 1

(adj.) understood or implied without being stated

Question 2

Define philanthropist

Answer 2

(noun) a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

Question 3

Define tripe

Answer 3

(noun)
1) the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food
2) rubbish (slang)

Question 4

Define proletariat

Answer 4

(noun) the working class

Question 5

Define melee

Answer 5

(noun) a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle

Question 6

Define graft

Answer 6

(noun) a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant
(verb) insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft

Question 7

Define fetid

Answer 7

(adj.) smelling extremely unpleasant

Question 8

Define florid

Answer 8

(adj.) having a red or flushed complexion

Question 9

Define imprecation

Answer 9

(noun) a spoken curse

Question 10

Define impudence

Answer 10

(noun) the quality of being impudent; impertinence

Question 11

Ethos

Answer 11

(Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author

Question 12

Pathos

Answer 12

(Emotional) means persuading by appealing to the reader’s emotions

Question 13

Logos

Answer 13

(Logical) means persuading by the use of reasoning

Question 14

Post Hoc

Answer 14

Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X.

Question 15

Ad hominem

Answer 15

a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument.