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If we knew perfectly how messages in human communication work, we would have little reason to do ________________________________. |
| | A) | serious writing |
| | B) | rhetorical criticism |
| | C) | rhetorical insults |
| | D) | international exchange |
| | E) | historical investigation |
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Many message makers in human culture still make messages using only their ________________ experiences as a guide. |
| | A) | parents' |
| | B) | government's |
| | C) | friend's |
| | D) | accumulated |
| | E) | partial |
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Almost all curiosity about messages and their attributes stems from wanting to know how meaning is _____________ or ______________. |
| | A) | created/evoked |
| | B) | manipulated/forgotten |
| | C) | shaded/stopped |
| | D) | tuned/carried |
| | E) | local/regional |
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Simple persuasive messages (such as classified car ads) will exhibit traditions of message_____________ and _____________. |
| | A) | expectations/color |
| | B) | form/style |
| | C) | stretch/reach |
| | D) | spelling/law |
| | E) | expectations/date |
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If controversy about messages is one viable place to discover resources for doing informal rhetorical analysis, then ___________________________ is another. |
| | A) | interpersonal communication |
| | B) | marriage talk |
| | C) | unexpected performance |
| | D) | marriage law |
| | E) | unexpected words |
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Intermediate rhetorical critics need to make a(n) ___________________ of their ________________. |
| | A) | count/rationales |
| | B) | observation/geography |
| | C) | count/critics |
| | D) | geography/region |
| | E) | interpretation/discoveries |
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Spencer Heinz offered a rationale that was ____________ and _____________. |
| | A) | an honor/a sacrilege |
| | B) | foolish/necessary |
| | C) | too expensive/half-baked |
| | D) | negative/positive |
| | E) | too late/too early |
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Spencer Heinz fulfilled one of the marks of rhetorical criticism (at an "intermediate" level) by offering his claims and reasoning in a(n) ______________________________. |
| | A) | audio CD |
| | B) | history textbook |
| | C) | printed message |
| | D) | video tape |
| | E) | formal speech |
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Quentin Hardy made a _____________________________ when he offered evidence that said the 1994 Japanese economy was on the rebound. |
| | A) | inverted enthymeme |
| | B) | arguable claim |
| | C) | narrative supposition |
| | D) | classic blunder |
| | E) | formal classification |
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Intermediate rhetorical criticism is __________-analytical and is not ______________ criticism of public messages. |
| | A) | quasi-/systematic |
| | B) | anti-/conventional |
| | C) | pro-/poetic |
| | D) | meta-/foundational |
| | E) | none of the above |
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A rhetorical critic carries with them knowledge and understanding about public message in the same way a _____________ has knowledge and understanding about ____________________. |
| | A) | quarterback/football plays |
| | B) | doctor/tax codes |
| | C) | hunter/guns |
| | D) | geologist/rock formations |
| | E) | dancer/gravity |
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Initial steps of real, systematic rhetorical criticism include _____________________________________. |
| | A) | curiosity and related research |
| | B) | initial JFA material and initial JFS material |
| | C) | sustained argument and impressive evidence |
| | D) | a and c |
| | E) | a, b, and c |
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Creating a solid research question is a ____________________task. |
| | A) | challenging |
| | B) | never-ending |
| | C) | simple |
| | D) | onerous |
| | E) | dangerous |
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A JFA, JFS, Method, and research question are _____________ _____________. |
| | A) | uniquely separated |
| | B) | closely related |
| | C) | divided chronologically |
| | D) | necessary evils |
| | E) | quality controls |
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Most rhetorical critics find various aspects of set-up elements in an analysis are subject to _______________ and __________________. |
| | A) | recall/restatement |
| | B) | change/adaptation |
| | C) | review/recall |
| | D) | change/permanence |
| | E) | evaluation/settling |
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Only qualified academic rhetoricians are able to do even informal rhetorical criticism. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Building, doing, or creating something (e.g., bridges, chemical compounds, public messages) in a skilled fashion is the same as knowing how something works. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Messages often exhibit trends of tactics or points of emphasis that even an informal critic can recognize. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Controversy in a public setting can often insure the creation of messages worthy of at least initial analysis. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The surprise in Sixth Sense indicates that we are trained as audience members to expect certain narrative tactics in popular movies. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Spencer Heinz did not allow for differing points of view in his column. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A beginning rhetorical critic writing systematic criticism will use pertinent historical or context background information and previous studies to build a JFS section of an analysis. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As a beginning or apprentice critic, you will more likely create a new, creative method for a study than borrow one from an existing study. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Once you have used your method steps to accomplish your analysis, you are not finished; you need to explain what you have discovered in your study. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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After extensive analysis, Lessl finds that the simple folktale about Galileo is a simple folktale after all. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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