COMM 1110 Exam 2 questions with
correct answers (updated)
Syllogisms - ANS ✔✔a formal philosophical arrangement that includes a major premise, minor
premise, and a conclusion.
What do syllogisms do? - ANS ✔✔The syllogism sets each of these parts (major premise, minor
premise, and a conclusion) out carefully and explicitly in pursuit of a truth that can be defended
rigorously.
example of a syllogism - ANS ✔✔§ Major Premise: All humans are mortal. Minor Premise:
Socrates is a human. Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
difference between syllogism and enthymeme - ANS ✔✔a syllogism is an argument that has a
major premise, minor premise, and conclusion and arrives at a certain conclusion assuming the
premises are true. an enthymeme is an argument similar to a syllogism but may be missing one
oft more parts or arrive at an uncertain conclusion, or both.
argument test - ANS ✔✔is used to settle dispute and discover the truth of an argument ***
6 parts of the Toulmin Model - ANS ✔✔The Toulmin model proposes that an argument is
composed of the following elements: claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, and rebuttal.
what parts does the toulmin model emphasize? - ANS ✔✔the first three elements (claim, data,
and warrant) as fundamental but adds three supplemental elements (backing, qualifier, and
rebuttal) as ways that arguments may become more nuanced.
, Fallacy - ANS ✔✔refers to a substantial flaw within the reasoning of an argument that may
become habituated within systems of belief.
Eulogy - ANS ✔✔essentially a speech given at a funeral - praises or values of the deceased
person.
toast or roast - ANS ✔✔a toast (praise) or roast (blame) encapsulates general kinds of speeches
of appreciation such as wedding speeches, after-dinner speeches, tribute speeches, awards
speeches, nomination speeches, and so forth.
Encomium - ANS ✔✔traditionally, encomium is just a fancy word that means a formal
expression of praise. However, following perhaps the most famous encomium of rhetorical
history, georgia's encomium of Helen, i use encomium specifically to mean a speech of praise
defending a malligned subject.
introduction - ANS ✔✔speeches of introduction, whether they are about yourself or someone
else, are a kind of epidietic speech that you will likely give several times in your life after you are
finished with course work.
Types of schemes in a speech - ANS ✔✔Antithesis, chiasmus, asydeton, polysyndeton, climax,
bathos, tsmesis, anaphora.
Antithesis - ANS ✔✔(plural antitheses)—contrary ideas expressed in a balanced sentence. It can
be a contrast of opposites: "Evil men fear authority; good men cherish it." Or it can be a contrast
of degree: "One small step for man, one giant leap for all mankind."
Chiasmus - ANS ✔✔(from Greek, "cross" or "x")—involves a specific inversion of word order. It
involves taking parallelism and deliberately turning it inside out, creating a "crisscross" pattern.
The sequence is typically a b b a. Examples: "I lead the life I love; I love the life I lead." "Naked I
rose from the earth; to the grave I fall clothed."
correct answers (updated)
Syllogisms - ANS ✔✔a formal philosophical arrangement that includes a major premise, minor
premise, and a conclusion.
What do syllogisms do? - ANS ✔✔The syllogism sets each of these parts (major premise, minor
premise, and a conclusion) out carefully and explicitly in pursuit of a truth that can be defended
rigorously.
example of a syllogism - ANS ✔✔§ Major Premise: All humans are mortal. Minor Premise:
Socrates is a human. Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
difference between syllogism and enthymeme - ANS ✔✔a syllogism is an argument that has a
major premise, minor premise, and conclusion and arrives at a certain conclusion assuming the
premises are true. an enthymeme is an argument similar to a syllogism but may be missing one
oft more parts or arrive at an uncertain conclusion, or both.
argument test - ANS ✔✔is used to settle dispute and discover the truth of an argument ***
6 parts of the Toulmin Model - ANS ✔✔The Toulmin model proposes that an argument is
composed of the following elements: claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, and rebuttal.
what parts does the toulmin model emphasize? - ANS ✔✔the first three elements (claim, data,
and warrant) as fundamental but adds three supplemental elements (backing, qualifier, and
rebuttal) as ways that arguments may become more nuanced.
, Fallacy - ANS ✔✔refers to a substantial flaw within the reasoning of an argument that may
become habituated within systems of belief.
Eulogy - ANS ✔✔essentially a speech given at a funeral - praises or values of the deceased
person.
toast or roast - ANS ✔✔a toast (praise) or roast (blame) encapsulates general kinds of speeches
of appreciation such as wedding speeches, after-dinner speeches, tribute speeches, awards
speeches, nomination speeches, and so forth.
Encomium - ANS ✔✔traditionally, encomium is just a fancy word that means a formal
expression of praise. However, following perhaps the most famous encomium of rhetorical
history, georgia's encomium of Helen, i use encomium specifically to mean a speech of praise
defending a malligned subject.
introduction - ANS ✔✔speeches of introduction, whether they are about yourself or someone
else, are a kind of epidietic speech that you will likely give several times in your life after you are
finished with course work.
Types of schemes in a speech - ANS ✔✔Antithesis, chiasmus, asydeton, polysyndeton, climax,
bathos, tsmesis, anaphora.
Antithesis - ANS ✔✔(plural antitheses)—contrary ideas expressed in a balanced sentence. It can
be a contrast of opposites: "Evil men fear authority; good men cherish it." Or it can be a contrast
of degree: "One small step for man, one giant leap for all mankind."
Chiasmus - ANS ✔✔(from Greek, "cross" or "x")—involves a specific inversion of word order. It
involves taking parallelism and deliberately turning it inside out, creating a "crisscross" pattern.
The sequence is typically a b b a. Examples: "I lead the life I love; I love the life I lead." "Naked I
rose from the earth; to the grave I fall clothed."
