CCPA Test 1 WITH VERIFIED 2024 ANSWERS

The primary goal of Neo-Aristotelian criticism is what? a. Understanding the rhetoric of public address b. Understand human communication c. Measuring the effectiveness of public address d. Use Aristotle's Rhetoric as a basis for understanding public address - CORRECT ANSWERc Stories can reinforce or challenge ideologies a. True b. False - CORRECT ANSWERa Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the narrative critic. a. Stories always involve the audience. b. Stories reinforce and challenge ideologies. c. Humans are storytellers d. All of these are assumptions of the narrative critic. - CORRECT ANSWERb Which of the following is NOT a drawback or limitation of Neo-Aristotelian criticism. a. Overly focused on elites. b. Limited in scope to single-source oratory. c. All of these are drawbacks or limitations of Neo-Aristotelian criticism. d. Aristotle's theory were prescriptive, not descriptive. e. Ignore non-rational appeals. - CORRECT ANSWERc According to the narrative paradigm, we judge our world based on ___________________ which we derive from stories. a. Ideologies b. Good reasons c. Rhetoric d. Experiences e. Logic and reason - CORRECT ANSWERb Feminist criticism focuses on understanding women's fight against oppression in a male dominated society. a. True b. False - CORRECT ANSWERa The second step to writing rhetorical criticism is "analyze the artifact" a. True b. False - CORRECT ANSWERa One of the objectives of feminist critics is to preserve the history and contributions of early feminist activists and scholars. a. True b. False - CORRECT ANSWERa Which of the following best completes Foss's definition of rhetoric, "The human use of symbols to _____________? a. Persuade b. Protect ourselves