Which of the following is an acceptable APA in-text citation?

Which of the following is an acceptable APA in-text citation?

a. Lincoln died on April 15, and the conspirators were executed July 9 (Buckley, 2003, p. 147).
b. Lincoln died on April 15, and the conspirators were executed July 9 (Buckley, 147).
c. Lincoln died on April 15, and the conspirators were executed July 9 (Buckley, 2003, 147).
d. Lincoln died on April 15, and the conspirators were executed July 9 (Buckley, 2003).
e. Lincoln died on April 15, and the conspirators were executed July 9 (Buckley).








Answer: D

What concept is demonstrated best in the statement: "Speaker John Boehner criticizes the politics of left-wing thinkers at the same time that President Obama blasts the politics of right-wingers?"

What concept is demonstrated best in the statement: "Speaker John Boehner criticizes the politics of left-wing thinkers at the same time that President Obama blasts the politics of right-wingers?"

a. orientational metaphor
b. enthymeme
c. identification
d. chiasmus
e. war metaphor







Answer: A

Imagine that a series of sniper attacks commences in Tippecanoe County—3 different people are shot in 3 days. Citizens of Tippecanoe County, including Purdue students and staff, want to know what is being done to stop it. They want to be reassured and not alarmed. People want to hear some official word because they are frightened. The police chiefs of the area departments hold a press conference to provide some answers—what are they responding to?

Imagine that a series of sniper attacks commences in Tippecanoe County—3 different people are shot in 3 days. Citizens of Tippecanoe County, including Purdue students and staff, want to know what is being done to stop it. They want to be reassured and not alarmed. People want to hear some official word because they are frightened. The police chiefs of the area departments hold a press conference to provide some answers—what are they responding to?

a. universal audience
b. form
c. rhetorical situation
d. invitational rhetoric
e. identification






Answer: C

A contemporary communication concept observes that organizations, and not just individuals, can "speak." What is that concept, and what is one of its major problems?

A contemporary communication concept observes that organizations, and not just individuals, can "speak." What is that concept, and what is one of its major problems?

a. Organizational communication/doesn't necessarily speak for everyone in the organization
b. Organizational enthymeme/representation—not everyone has input into "official" statements
c. Organizational rhetoric/just because you're part of the organization doesn't mean it speaks for you
d. Organizational rhetoric/patriarchy means that men stay in charge
e. Invitational rhetoric/empowers women








Answer: C

From the following list (and considering the painting Mona Lisa as a text), choose the answer that best illustrates a critical claim about a text:

From the following list (and considering the painting Mona Lisa as a text), choose the answer that best illustrates a critical claim about a text:

a. The Mona Lisa suggests that a little mystery surrounding a painting might contribute to its status and value.
b. In addition to the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci painted many other works, one of which hangs in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia.
c. The identity of the model for the Mona Lisa is not known for sure.
d. The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre, in Paris.
e. The Mona Lisa is priceless.








Answer: A

Choose the statement that correctly describes the relationships among Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

Choose the statement that correctly describes the relationships among Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

a. Chronologically speaking, Plato came first, followed by Socrates and then Aristotle.
b. Aristotle was a student of Plato but had a much friendlier perspective toward rhetoric. Socrates taught the young Alexander the Great.
c. Aristotle "spoke" through the character of Socrates in his writings; Plato disagreed with Aristotle about the nature and role of rhetoric.
d. Aristotle wrote On Rhetoric as a response to Plato's Gorgias, in which Socrates defended rhetoric against the Sophists.
e. Socrates came first and was the main character in Plato's Gorgias. Aristotle came later and wrote a textbook on how to be a good rhetorician.








Answer: E

What influence have Aristotle's principles of epilogue had today?

What influence have Aristotle's principles of epilogue had today?

a. All four of them are still commonly taught and used.
b. All three of them are still commonly taught and used.
c. Like Cicero's characteristics of a good rhetorician, all but one are still relevant today.
d. The term "presentational speaking" itself actually originated in those principles.
e. They have lost out over time to Augustine's principles of epilogue.








Answer: A

What fallacy is in the following exchange? Challenger A: Senator, why did you vote against the recent immigration bill? Incumbent B: Let me tell you something: I love this country. I have served the U.S. in the military, in the Congress, and now in the Senate. I am not going to stand here and have my patriotism questioned.

What fallacy is in the following exchange?
Challenger A: Senator, why did you vote against the recent immigration bill?
Incumbent B: Let me tell you something: I love this country. I have served the U.S. in the military, in the Congress, and now in the Senate. I am not going to stand here and have my patriotism questioned.

A. straw person
B. selected instances
C. post hoc, ergo propter hoc
D. red herring
E. ambiguity









Answer: D

Imagine that you've just heard an argument that Purdue computer users shouldn't have to change their passwords so often. Which of the following fallacies is present in the statement in italics below? "Any argument that promotes LESS security isn't even worthy of a response."

Imagine that you've just heard an argument that Purdue computer users shouldn't have to change their passwords so often. Which of the following fallacies is present in the statement in italics below?
"Any argument that promotes LESS security isn't even worthy of a response."

a. Selected instances
b. Pooh-poohing
c. Red herring
d. Straw person
e. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc







Answer: B

Which word best describes metaphor, based on what we read?

Which word best describes metaphor, based on what we read?

a. relationship
b. analogy
c. image
d. accessory
e. comparison







Answer: A

"Invitational rhetoric" (Foss & Griffin) is most closely related to what classical concept?

"Invitational rhetoric" (Foss & Griffin) is most closely related to what classical concept?

a. rhetoric
b. enthymeme
c. syllogism
d. induction
e. dialectic







Answer: E

Identify the correct analogy.

Identify the correct analogy.

a. rhetoric:deductive::dialectic:inductive
b. Plato:dialogue::Aristotle:textbook
c. Chiasmus:synecdoche::irony:metonymy
d. Gorgias:Socrates::Aristotle:Alexander the Great









Answer: B

Which word best describes metaphor, based on what we read?

Which word best describes metaphor, based on what we read?

a. relationship
b. analogy
c. image
d. accessory
e. comparison









Answer: A

Whose voice(s) do(es) Plato control in the Gorgias?

Whose voice(s) do(es) Plato control in the Gorgias?

a. Gorgias
b. Socrates
c. Polus
d. All of the above
e. None of the above





Answer: D

Cicero argued that all of the following are necessary for a person to become a rhetorician EXCEPT:

Cicero argued that all of the following are necessary for a person to become a rhetorician EXCEPT:

a. Practice
b. Moral code
c. Intelligence
d. Training







Answer: B

Imagine that a politician says in a debate, "I just can't wrap my mind around my opponent's plan. He seems to be bundling it with other ideas in a way that most Americans can't really grasp. But I have a plan that I think I can get through to anyone." What concept is best illustrated here?

Imagine that a politician says in a debate, "I just can't wrap my mind around my opponent's plan. He seems to be bundling it with other ideas in a way that most Americans can't really grasp. But I have a plan that I think I can get through to anyone." What concept is best illustrated here?

a. Soundness of reasoning
b. Straw person fallacy
c. Gorgias's use of Sophistic techniques
d. A balance between form and information in order to make a point
e. How metaphor influences everyday speech and thought







Answer: E

Which of Aristotle's suggestions for epilogues/conclusions does not correspond directly to one of his artistic proofs?

Which of Aristotle's suggestions for epilogues/conclusions does not correspond directly to one of his artistic proofs?

a. Make the audience like you and dislike your opponent.
b. "Magnify or minimize the leading facts."
c. "Excite the required state of emotion in your hearers."
d. "Refresh their memories."
e. All of the above correspond to artistic proofs








Answer: D

Identify the opening underlined sentence. You should move to Alaska. Yes, it is far away, but that's just one more reason to love it. In fact, Alaska's population is different in makeup than that of the lower 48. Men outnumber women by a huge ratio. That doesn't necessarily make it a matchmaker haven, though. As an Alaskan proverb puts it, "The odds are good, but the goods are odd." (Identify this underlined part for number 25.)

Identify the opening underlined sentence.
You should move to Alaska. Yes, it is far away, but that's just one more reason to love it. In fact, Alaska's population is different in makeup than that of the lower 48. Men outnumber women by a huge ratio. That doesn't necessarily make it a matchmaker haven, though. As an Alaskan proverb puts it, "The odds are good, but the goods are odd." (Identify this underlined part for number 25.) 

A. alliteration
B. chiasmus
C. thesis
D. syllogism
E. enthymeme







Answer: C