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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which is not associated with the language of enlightenment? What should it be? Equality, Rights, Freedom, Progress | Equality; should be reason |
| Aristotle’s famous definition of “rhetoric” includes what? | a capacity or ability; seeing or perceiving the “available means of persuasion”; sensitive to specific contexts and situations NOT universal or an absolute science |
| True or False: The Declaration of Independence begins with a narrow focus on Great Britain before asserting the idea of universal rights. | False; it begins with unity |
| The style of the Declaration of Independence is best described as... | logical and direct |
| True or False: "Revolution" is presented as a choice, not a necessity, that has no end goal outside of itself. | It was presented as a necessity |
| The Declaration frames the "We" of the text as... | Following a special purpose and securing their natural rights |
| In Ancient Greece, early experiments with democracy coincided with the rise in... | The study and practice of rhetoric |
| When we surveyed US history, war (or some form of military engagement) appeared in less than 10% of our nation’s history. | False; there were a lot of wars and battles in almost every year |
| True or False: "Only a war for total liberation of all people is worthwhile" is one of the anti-war arguments. | False; the anti-war arguments are "we can't win", "social disruption!", "status quo isn't that bad", and "economic disruption!" |
| "Topos" is an ancient Greek term (used in reference to Patrick Henry's pro-war speech) referring to... | Themes or topics of a given argument or debate |
| True or False: Patrick Henry frames war as optional according to how one interprets the facts at hand | False; Patrick Henry frames war as the only path toward peace. |
| True or False: Charles Inglis argued against the war of independence in part because he believed that the US was too large and too "British" to ever achieve democracy | True |
| True or False: The Code of Hammurabi offers ways to resolve conflict that roughly align with the retributive notion of “eye for an eye.” | True |
| True or false: Augustine’s highly influential “Just War” writings suggests that individuals are free to commit violence in their day-to-day life based on their best judgment and faith in God | False; Just wars are done by those pure of heart with no ill intent, involve the good defeating the bad in the name of God, and are not done for revenge |
| True or False: Re-emphasize division and partisan fights is a part of the genre of the inaugural address | False; see slideshow or other studystack for the five aspects of the genre of inaugural addresses |
| True or False: Genres are important to the study of symbols in society because they represent premade patterns of speech that society comes to expect on particular occasions | True |
| Which Leadership Type is best described as being concerned with clear and direct orders without encouraging debate or understanding everyone's emotional state? | Autocratic (aggressive) |
| Which Leadership Type is best described as being focused on others, expressing humility, and showing compassion? | Servant |
| All of the following describe the aggressive conflict communication type except: Moral clarity by which to be firm but respectful Us-versus-them thinking (divisive) Hostile and domineering Blaming others and scapegoating | Moral clarity by which to be firm but respectful |
| True or False: "Kairos" refers to making rhetorical or persuasive use of an opportune moment or seizing the window-of-opportunity. | True; associated with Grimke's speech where the angry mob is addressed |
| The violence brewing outside the building where Grimke delivered her address is used to... | show how the slavery issue is relevant to both the North and South |
| True or False: Grimke believes that dissent is unnecessary because congressmen and church leaders will take care of things. | Obviously false |
| True or False: Rights are framed as a passive thing. They are something you simply possess rather than an activity that sometimes demands dissent within a democracy. | False; you have to fight for them |
| Which of the following was NOT part of pro-slavery arguments? Appeals to Religion Appeals to Law Appeals to Economics Appeals to Civil Rights | Appeals to civil rights |
| True or False: Frederick Douglass, like Angelina Grimke, faced a rhetorical obstacle because he had no direct experience with slavery | False; he was enslaved |
| Abolition arguments came in many different forms. Which does Douglass represent? | Immediatism |
| True or False: A key move that Douglass enacts in his speech, which I call "inversion" in the annotated speech text, connects the joy of white citizens to the sadness of African Americans | True |
| True or False: Part of Douglass' ethos is in his disrespect for the symbolic foundation of American democracy--he sees it as hopeless and worthless. | False; he starts off with admiring the founding fathers (while still being critical) |
| True or False: Communication Theorist Rom Harre claimed that we all have an ongoing "theory of self" through which negotiate our private and public self. | True |
| True or False: Rhetorical Theorist Kenneth Burke emphasized the role of identification in society, denoting "consubstantiality" as the deepest feeling of oneness with other people who we feel to share common ideas, attitudes, values, etc. | True |
| True or False: Michael Hectht’s Communication Theory of Identity looks at the personal, enacted, relational, and communal dynamics of communication. | True |
| True or False: Lincoln employed “strategic ambiguity” to not explicitly blame the Civil War on the South. | True |
| True or False: Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address well after the Civil War ended, not during the conflict. | False |
| All of the following were noted reasons for Communication Breakdown except: a. Linguistic Barriers b. Monetary Barriers c. Psychological Barriers d. Cultural Barriers | Monetary Barriers |
| True or False: Fixing Communication Breakdown involves numerous strategies, such as perspective taking and meta-communication. | True |
| True or False: Lincoln’s speech was an example of “epideictic address” because it was ceremonial speech (a eulogy) that re-affirmed communal values for both the North and the South to live together as one united nation. | True |
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