CLEP College Composition (chapter 4)

Question 1

rhetorical analysis includes the ability to identify key _____, to distinguish between _____ and ______, and to understand the ______ and _______ of the opinions the writer presents

Answer 1

facts, facts and opinions, source and purpose

Question 2

rhetorical analysis includes the ability to _____ and _________ the arguments the writer presents

Answer 2

understand and evaluate

Question 3

rhetorical analysis includes the ability to _______ and _________ various details that a writer presents

Answer 3

compare and synthesize

Question 4

through synthesis of a work, the reader can determine the ______ of the passage

Answer 4

theme

Question 5

another use of synthesis is to collect/compare ______ from different statements in a passage and identify ________ information

Answer 5

details, missing

Question 6

When points of view are presented, synthesis can help the reader identify key _______ and ________ between views.

Answer 6

similarities and differences

Question 7

rhetorical analysis includes the ability to make _________ about the meaning, _______ and impact of what the writer presents

Answer 7

inferences, purpose

Question 8

two kinds of inferences:

Answer 8

1. deductive 2. inductive

Question 9

______ inferences yield conclusions that necessarily follow from premises

Answer 9

deductive

Question 10

1. an alive person has a heartbeat
2. John has a heartbeat
3. John is alive
   This is an example of which type of reasoning

Answer 10

deductive (the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises, if you accept the premises, you accept the conclusion)

Question 11

______ inferences yield conclusions

Answer 11

inductive

Question 12

rhetorical analysis includes the ability to recognize and evaluate the __________ of information in in a piece of writing

Answer 12

organization

Question 13

organization type: presents information in order of occurrence

Answer 13

chronological

Question 14

organization type: information is presented in order of importance; author chooses to being with the most important point- or the least important point

Answer 14

emphatic

Question 15

organization type: presents information in order of specificity (starts general, leads to a specific topic)

Answer 15

general to specific

Question 16

organization type: information is offered about two or more things, events, or ideas in order to compare/contrast them

Answer 16

comparison

Question 17

organization type: presents information about the causes of an outcome. It then discusses the different causes and their contribution to the outcome

Answer 17

cause-and-effect

Question 18

organization type: a problem is presented followed by a description of one or more solutions

Answer 18

problem-solving

Question 19

framing is

Answer 19

how the writer lets the readers know what will be discussed prior to the actual discussion

Question 20

a framing sentence may relate to an entire piece, a passage or a single sentence (t or f)

Answer 20

true- as long as it gives a preview into what the reader will be reading coming up

Question 21

transitions provide

Answer 21

information about content and organization- it also signals a change in the writing

Question 22

“however”, “in contrast”, “moreover”, “thus” are all words that signal a ______ in writing

Answer 22

transition

Question 23

style reflects _______ made by a writer that affect the way in which information is communicated

Answer 23

choices

Question 24

what is included in style

Answer 24

diction, syntax, point of view

Question 25

a subject carries out the action indicated by the verb (active or passive voice)

Answer 25

active

Question 26

the subject is a recipient of the action indicated by the verb (active or passive)

Answer 26

passive

Question 27

“the dog smashed the vase” active or passive voice?

Answer 27

active because the dog is carrying out the action of smashing the vase

Question 28

“the vase was smashed by the dog” active or passive

Answer 28

passive because the vase is the subject and is receiving the action of being smashed by the dog

Question 29

which POV conveys information through the author’s or narrator’s own perspective

Answer 29

first person

Question 30

which POV conveys information from the reader’s perspective

Answer 30

second person

Question 31

which POV conveys information without explicitly mentioning the author, narrator, or reader

Answer 31

third person

Question 32

audience refers to

Answer 32

the person or people who are likely to read a piece of writing

Question 33

writing that describes or explains a topic is called/inform the reader about something

Answer 33

expository writing

Question 34

writing that relates a story is called

Answer 34

narrative writing

Question 35

writing that is meant to convince the reader of something is called

Answer 35

persuasive writing

Question 36

a writer’s attitude is referred to as their

Answer 36

tone

Question 37

_____ refers to the use of language in an effective and persuasive way

Answer 37

rhetoric

Question 38

a rhetorical ______ includes anything that a writer does to increase the persuasiveness of a statement or passage

Answer 38

device

Question 39

______ refers to any grammatical structure that balances similar elements

Answer 39

parallelism

Question 40

the repetition of sounds in written and spoken works is called

Answer 40

alliteration

Question 41

rhetorical _______ includes the ability to recognize and evaluate rhetorical effects in a piece of writing

Answer 41

analysis