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Aristotle and Plato disagreed on the question of _____________. Plato saw it in absolute terms, while Aristotle was more interested in application. |
| | A) | public speaking |
| | B) | the public realm |
| | C) | truth |
| | D) | logos |
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Aristotle wrote his Rhetoric in part in response to the _____________, who he believed neglected logos in favor of pathos. |
| | A) | theories of Plato |
| | B) | sophists |
| | C) | Greeks |
| | D) | Romans |
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Aristotle's classic definition of rhetoric is the available means of: |
| | A) | communication |
| | B) | evaluation |
| | C) | persuasion |
| | D) | public discourse |
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The first assumption of Aristotle's theory states that effective public speakers must consider: |
| | A) | all types of speaking |
| | B) | good speaking style |
| | C) | good evidence |
| | D) | their audience |
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The three proofs that underlie Aristotle's rhetorical theory include which of the following? |
| | A) | ethos, pathos, and negos |
| | B) | ethos, pathos, and logos |
| | C) | ethics, purpose, and reason |
| | D) | purpose, reason, and credibility |
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Logos refers to the _____________ that speakers employ—their arguments, support, and evidence. |
| | A) | public persona |
| | B) | logical proofs |
| | C) | charisma |
| | D) | emotional appeals |
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A(n) _____________ is a kind of logic that draws a conclusion from a major and a minor premise. |
| | A) | syllogism |
| | B) | enthymeme |
| | C) | probability |
| | D) | sign |
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"Drinking too much can be bad for your health" is a statement that Aristotle would call a(n): |
| | A) | premise |
| | B) | example |
| | C) | sign |
| | D) | probability |
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The primary difference between syllogisms and enthymemes is that the former deals with _____________, while the latter deals with probabilities. |
| | A) | certainties |
| | B) | premises |
| | C) | conclusions |
| | D) | logic |
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Aristotle's five canons of rhetoric include invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and: |
| | A) | boundaries |
| | B) | emotion |
| | C) | argument |
| | D) | memory |
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