JFK/FDR Speech

Question 1

Pacification

Answer 1

state of peace put in place through diplomacy, or political negotiation; also, use of force to suppress a hostile or resistant population

Question 2

Tyranny

Answer 2

harsh rule over a nation or people

Question 3

Propaganda

Answer 3

information, often of a false or misleading nature, used to promote a cause

Question 4

Disarmament

Answer 4

limiting or getting rid of weapons

Question 5

Appeasement

Answer 5

giving into demands in order to keep peace

Question 6

Treachery

Answer 6

act of betrayal

Question 7

Revolution

Answer 7

overthrow of a government that is replaced by a new system

Question 8

Asunder

Answer 8

divided; torn into separate pieces

Question 9

Invective

Answer 9

negative, aggressive language that seeks to harm

Question 10

Belaboring

Answer 10

focusing on something too much

Question 11

Invoke

Answer 11

call on

Question 12

Beachhead

Answer 12

secure starting point; foothold

Question 13

Repetition

Answer 13

use of any element of language–a sound, a word, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence–more than once within a passage of text

Question 14

Parallelism

Answer 14

repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure in order to create a rhythm and make words more memorable

Question 15

Anaphora

Answer 15

word or group of words that repeat at the beginnings of phrases, clauses, or sentences that appear in close succession

Question 16

Antithesis

Answer 16

two strongly contrasting ideas, expressed using parallel structure, are placed side-by-side

Question 17

Restatement

Answer 17

an expression of the same idea in different words: clarifies and stresses ideas to add urgency
We will follow the trail no matter where it leads一through the swamps, along the rivers, over the foothills, and across the meadowsーto the end.

Question 18

Charged Language

Answer 18

words that appeal to the emotions
This ancient trail leads through one of the last remnants of pristine, unspoiled wilderness in this part of our state

Question 19

Ethos

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Appeals to authority: encourages the audience to trust the speaker’s credibility

Question 20

Logos

Answer 20

Appeals to logic: ask the audience to follow a line of reasoning

Question 21

Pathos

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Appeals to emotion: evoke listener’s feelings, including sympathy for others; often using words with strong positive or negative connotations

Question 22

Seminal Document

Answer 22

texts that affect history

Question 23

Euphemism

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mild or neutral expression substituted for a blunt one used to adhere to social correctness or add humor or ironic understatement​
downsizing vs. firing everyone​
passed away vs. died

Question 24

Anecdote

Answer 24

brief account of a particular incident, frequently used to illustrate a point
When trying to prove to a friend that s/he is a terrible driver, you would tell a story of how s/he ran a red light while you were driving to the mall together.

Question 25

Diction

Answer 25

choice of words in regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness