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Multiple Choice Questions

1 .       In 333 B.C., this person was the first to write a comprehensive guide to persuasion. [Hint]



2 .       Cognitive dissonance refers to information that is [Hint]



3 .       The most basic of Maslow's hierarchical needs is [Hint]



4 .       Which of the following refers to likes or dislikes? [Hint]



5 .       Which of the following is an enduring conception of right and wrong? [Hint]



6 .       Which of the following refers to our sense of true and false? [Hint]



7 .       Which proposition is most appropriate when advocating the construction of a new power plant? [Hint]



8 .       Aristotle's term "pathos" refers to [Hint]



9 .       Quintilian wrote that a speaker should be a [Hint]



10 .       When you adapt your message to your audience, you enhance your [Hint]



11 .       Which form of reasoning arrives at a general conclusion from specific instances? [Hint]



12 .       Red herring fallacy occurs when a speaker [Hint]



13 .       Bandwagon fallacy occurs when a speaker [Hint]



14 .       Hasty generalization fallacy occurs when a speaker [Hint]



15 .       Donald C. Bryant defines rhetoric as [Hint]



16 .       Which of the following is NOT a way to deal effectively with an unreceptive audience? [Hint]



17 .       Which of the following is not the role of the speaker in a persuasive presentation? [Hint]



18 .       The best persuasive topic is [Hint]



19 .       A proposition that advocates a specific action is [Hint]



20 .       Trying to establish a causal link where none exists is a [Hint]



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