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Often we can live for weeks, months, or even years without paying careful attention to _______________ that ___________________ our lives. |
| | A) | messages/have impact on |
| | B) | monetary systems/present influence on |
| | C) | insults/control |
| | D) | international languages/evade |
| | E) | historical events/set up |
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In Oregon ______________ decided the fate of a controversial request for words on vanity license plates. |
| | A) | the DMV |
| | B) | a Federal Judge |
| | C) | the State Supreme Court |
| | D) | the Governor |
| | E) | A and D |
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Popular critics seek _________________ audiences. |
| | A) | large |
| | B) | educated |
| | C) | simple |
| | D) | in tune |
| | E) | local |
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Former President Bill Clinton was perceived by many to make skillful use of ________________________________. |
| | A) | delay and deception |
| | B) | money and power |
| | C) | covenant and spirituality |
| | D) | public communication |
| | E) | legal cases |
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Key White House staff members understand the importance of creating and distributing political messages ________________ the political party in power. |
| | A) | because of |
| | B) | for |
| | C) | regardless of |
| | D) | despite |
| | E) | untouched by |
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Voters are often only able to know a candidate by ___________. |
| | A) | money |
| | B) | birthplace |
| | C) | voting record |
| | D) | ideas |
| | E) | messages |
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NASA thought that putting the ashes of a dead scientist on the moon was ________________ while Navajo people held that the plan was ________________. |
| | A) | an honor/sacrilege |
| | B) | foolish/necessary |
| | C) | too expensive/half-baked |
| | D) | negative/positive |
| | E) | too late/too early |
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Your ongoing study of rhetoric helps you to ______________ a specific set of analysis tools and skills. |
| | A) | find |
| | B) | lose |
| | C) | propose |
| | D) | develop |
| | E) | understand |
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What do fish not know about? |
| | A) | footballs |
| | B) | water |
| | C) | franks |
| | D) | wool |
| | E) | farmers |
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The New Mexico "hot coffee" case showed the power of _______________. |
| | A) | news messages |
| | B) | legal decisions |
| | C) | legal language |
| | D) | management decisions |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The term "rhetoric" often appears in popular writing as a substitute for "_______________________." |
| | A) | philosophy |
| | B) | political science |
| | C) | publishing |
| | D) | talk |
| | E) | thoughtful consideration of issues |
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Many popular, contemporary uses of rhetoric are used to designate those messages that someone or some group finds _________________. |
| | A) | disagreeable |
| | B) | laudable |
| | C) | desirable |
| | D) | tasteless |
| | E) | preferential |
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We can say that a message is rhetorical if it produces or encourages change (_______________________________________________). |
| | A) | even if the message was preplanned |
| | B) | even if the change is desirable |
| | C) | only if the change is desirable |
| | D) | only if the change is problematic |
| | E) | even if the change was never intended |
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A rhetor is a _________________________________________. |
| | A) | legislative leader |
| | B) | message creator |
| | C) | time waster |
| | D) | educated prophet |
| | E) | necessary evil |
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A rhetorician is a person who seeks to _________________ and ___________________________________. |
| | A) | recall/restate propositions |
| | B) | avoid/interpose change |
| | C) | understand/interpret messages |
| | D) | recall/restate messages |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Rhetorical critics are required to systematically explain the necessity of their research, analysis, and criticism. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Popular museum exhibits about profound historical decisions and events can act as messages that provoke public controversy. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Hubbard and Hasian explored the rhetorical exchanges of messages between movie studios and the actors union (SAG). |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Rhetorical critics research and write using a common technical vocabulary with their scholarly peers. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the analysis stage a rhetorical critic can pose a research question directly, or indirectly. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Editors of an academic journal, after an initial screening, send a submitted article to four peer scholars who conduct a "blind" review of the research. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The impact of rhetorical analysis is insubstantial because it is so slow. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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David Denby, of the New Yorker, is one of the few popular critics who are given a dozen or more pages to express thorough, popular film criticism. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Popular critics have many purposes for their criticism. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Some people routinely ignore popular film critics by buying tickets to blockbuster films in spite of negative reviews. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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