Quizzes review

Question 1

Appropriate emotions in a persuasive presentation are

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based on good reasons

Question 2

Inductive reasoning

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uses particulars to develop a general point

Question 3

A speaker or writer with strong ethos exhibits all of these except

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concern for public happiness
practical wisdom
common values and public virtues
* self-interest

Question 4

A persuader with a strong ethos will use

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bilateral communication

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“sayables”

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persuasive statements that a particular audience might be able to accept

Question 6

Hauser’s summary definition of rhetoric includes all of these except

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it coordinates social action
it is occasional
* it is adversarial
it is practical

Question 7

Stasis theory is used to

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locate the central issues in a rhetorical situation

Question 8

In rhetorical theory the term “invention” means the process of

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determining what is appropriate and effective to say

Question 9

responsible rhetoric in persuasion unites

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thoughts and feelings

Question 10

An enthymeme presents

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an overview of the reasoning of the argument

Question 11

Rhetorical thinking takes the form of

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discussion

Question 12

In ancient Greek rhetorical theory, persuasion may take a number of forms. It may take the form of all of these except

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what Aristotle called “dialectic”
what Aristotle called “rhetoric”
narrative
* diagnostic

Question 13

Persuasion is most often used to address matters that are

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uncertain but requiring decision

Question 14

The kind of communication we call rhetoric, or persuasion, is primarily concerned with

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influencing the attitudes and actions of others

Question 15

Ultimately, persuasion is concerned primarily with influencing the _____________ of others.

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actions

Question 16

Given all this, the key principle in effective persuasive writing is that it is _____________-centered–that it addresses most carefully the needs of the

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audience

Question 17

Ultimately, rhetorical thinking–and, thus, persuasion–is, according to Hauser, based on _____________ opinions and aims to persuade by building arguments that show the likelihood of a conclusion.

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shared

Question 18

Rhetorical theory seems primarily concerned with matters that we might call

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political

Question 19

Hauser notes that the essential elements of effective persuasion, according to Aristotle, include all of these except

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pathos
logos
*dogma
ethos

Question 20

Hauser notes that rhetorical thinking is, “finally, holistic, and necessarily _____________ because it . . . . necessarily involves interests, values, beliefs, and feelings, as well as more objective and dispassionate reasoning . . .

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partisan

Question 21

Bilateral rhetorical interaction persuasion is not characterized by

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openness to change
mutual respect
willingness to be wrong
* a hidden agenda

Question 22

Rhetorical situations are

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products of people’s shared perceptions

Question 23

When Hauser describes public discussion as agonistic, he means that it is

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oppositional

Question 24

In a sincere attempt to persuade, a persuader risks

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changing personal attitude or belief

Question 25

One element of rhetorical competence listed is contingent thinking.That requires an ability, specifically, to:

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consider all ideas open to amendment

Question 26

For a situation to be rhetorical, it must be

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addressable in language

Question 27

Rhetorical competence, as described in Hauser, does not include

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• a commitment to dominate
  open-mindedness
  critical listening
  active attempts to communicate bilaterally

Question 28

Hauser notes that rhetorical interaction helps define the self in all these ways except

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• it determines the identities of winners and losers in asituation
  it challenges your commitments by presenting you with the commitments of others
  it provides opportunities for change that allow the self to progress
  it prompts you to test your assumptions against those of others

Question 29

_____________ is not a component of a rhetorical situation as described by Hauser.

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*ethics
audience
exigence
constraints

Question 30

Rhetorical judgment is, according to Hauser, _____________ judgment.

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public

Question 31

According to Burke–and Hauser–the primary rhetorical function of symbolic acts is, specifically,

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to produce identification

Question 32

Toulmin’s model of argument responds to Aristotle’s with this specific critique: Aristotle’s model is.

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highly formal, and most people argue more informally

Question 33

When Hauser describes structures working on the minds of audiences by prompting expectations and anticipations, he is drawing on this very specific cognitive principle in human psychology: the principle that

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structures invite in audiences a particular expectation of patterned development

Question 34

Aristotle’s syllogistic argument is a detailed expression of

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deductive structure

Question 35

Hauser’s discussion of language as action in chapter 11 opposes action with.

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motion

Question 36

When, in chapter 13, Hauser describes rhetoric as a mode of strategic action, he means, specifically, that it

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addresses people in a particular situation in order to achieve a particular goal

Question 37

The most common application of the principle of anticipation in persuasive writing is evident in the central importance of

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a precise introductory statement

Question 38

When Hauser describes rhetoric as “artful,” he is referring to

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the rightness of its structure to prompt an audience response

Question 39

Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca offer a model for argument that

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also attempts to describe how people actually argue–more informally

Question 40

In chapter 11, Hauser summarizes what is perhaps the most complete definition of rhetoric as developed by Kenneth Burke. By this definition, rhetoric is

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a symbolic means of inducing cooperation

Question 41

According to the text, a good research problem is, finally:

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a problem that others can take seriously and care about.

Question 42

According to the text, you can avoid feeling overwhelmed by a research project if you do all of these except

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recognize that the process involves many uncertainties–that this is normal
* delay writing until the last possible moment
actually write about your topic at every step of the process
organize the project into a set of manageable steps

Question 43

The authors of this text describe the elements of a research problem(62–63). Which is not one of them?

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stating what is not known or understood
* stating the answer or solution
stating the consequences of not knowing or not understanding for reader
not knowing or not understanding something

Question 44

According to the text, we write up the research we do to answer our questions and solve our problems for all of these reasons except to

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remember
gain perspective
understand
* memorize

Question 45

In writing a research paper, the list of things you might ask of your readers does not include

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• liking you
  changing beliefs
  performing an action
  accepting new knowledge

Question 46

In the prologue to their book, the authors of “The Craft of Research” emphasize the importance of planning the research project. Their primary emphasis in this discussion is on the importance of a plan to

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guide a process that creates a specific kind of document

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We turn our research into a formal paper that follows set conventions, according to the text, in order to

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meet the needs and expectations of readers

Question 48

The text emphasizes that addressing your reader effectively in a research paper requires an understanding of the _____________ created by this rhetorical situation.

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social roles of reader and writer

Question 49

A good way NOT to transform your topic into a research question is

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to identify its categories and characteristics
* to keep your thinking general
to consider its history and changes
to identify its parts and wholes