Visual Rhetoric practice questions

Question: All of the following are issues with relying solely on visual arguments except?

Answer Options:
A) Images cannot argue without words present
B) Images can be vague
C) Images can normalize unintended messages
D) Images can add or subtract resemblance or accuracy
E) All of the above are issues with relying solely on visual arguments

Answer: A) Images cannot argue without words present

Question: When studying the immediate visual context of an image, you are primarily concerned with_________________.

Answer Options:
A) Indirect influences that change over time within and around specific communities
B) How a single frame contributes to an overarching argument
C) The master narratives within a visual culture
D) The enthymemes contained in an image
E) The basis of how we interpret images

Answer: B) How a single frame contributes to an overarching argument

Question: When studying the immediate verbal context of an image, you are primarily concerned with_________________.

Answer Options:
A) Indirect influences that change over time within and around specific communities
B) The basis of how we interpret images
C) The master narratives within a visual culture
D) The enthymemes contained in an image
E) How a single frame contributes to an overarching argument

Answer: B) The basis of how we interpret images

Question: When studying the visual culture of an image, you are primarily concerned with_________________.

Answer: C) The master narratives within a visual culture

Question: According lecture, visuals primarily argue _______________.

Answer Options:
A) Tautologically
B) Ontologically
C) Enthymematically
D) Epistemologically
E) Geologically

Answer: C) Enthymematically

Question: According to lecture, what is the term used to describe the mass editing and circulation of images?

Answer Options:
A) Memeplex
B) Mimesis
C) Memeology
D) Enthymimesis
E) Memescape

Answer: E) Memescape

Question: Which of the following tools of legal argument are established by the legislature?

Answer Options:
A) Case Law
B) Statutes
C) Constitution
D) Burden of Proof
E) Standards of Proof

Answer: B) Statutes

Question: The Supreme Court ruled in Katz v. United States that _____________________.

Answer Options:
A) Officers must have reasonable suspicion to detain a person
B) Officers must have probable cause to search a person’s vehicle
C) Officers must wear body cameras whenever detaining a person
D) Officers must have a warrant to search a person’s cell phone
E) Officers must have a warrant to search a place where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy

Answer: E) Officers must have a warrant to search a place where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy

Question: The Supreme Court ruled in Riley v. California that ______________________.

Answer: D) Officers must have a warrant to search a person’s cell phone

Question: In Riley v. California, Riley was the _______________________.

Answer Options:
A) Plaintiff
B) Defendant
C) Prosecutor
D) District Attorney
E) Arresting Officer

Answer: B) Defendant

Question: In a legal setting, when does the defendant have a burden of proof that must be met?

Answer Options:
A) Always
B) Sometimes
C) When offering an affirmative defense
D) When the plaintiff has provided substantial evidence
E) When the defendant can only afford a public defender

Answer: C) When offering an affirmative defense

Question: When must a prosecutor “prove” their case against a defendant beyond a reasonable doubt?

Answer Options:
A) Cases involving breach of contract
B) Cases involving wills or trusts
C) Cases involving negligence
D) Cases involving criminal offense
E) Cases involving pulling life support from a loved one

Answer: D) Cases involving criminal offense

Question: When an attorney uses the word “Here” in a legal argument, what does that indicate?

Answer Options:
A) Citing the Constitution
B) Identifying the place where a crime was committed
C) Citing Case Law
D) Citing the facts as told by the defendant
E) Citing the police report

Answer: D) Citing the facts as told by the defendant

Question: Which of the following is not a proposition for the class that was offered on the first day?

Answer Options:
A) Argument should function as cooperative agreement
B) In the long run, sound argument will prevail
C) Humans primarily argue using informal logic
D) Arguments from anger are acceptable; arguments from contempt are unacceptable
E) Arguments should be constructed with strong, supporting evidence

Answer: A) Argument should function as cooperative agreement

Question: Suppose a smoking gun emerged that directly tied Donald Trump to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election and proved he was funneling campaign money to Russian hackers. In his apologia, which of the following verbal postures, if any, would be inappropriate for the situation?

Answer Options:
A) Explanative
B) Vindicative
C) Justificatory
D) Absolutive
E) These are all appropriate verbal postures

Answer: D) Absolutive

Question: “The seriousness of a punishment should match the seriousness of a crime. Right now, the punishment for drinking and driving is a misdemeanor fine. However, drinking and driving is a crime that results in several hundred deaths each year. Therefore, the punishment for drinking and driving ought to be the death penalty.” This is an example of which fallacy?

Answer Options:
A) Hasty generalization
B) False Cause
C) Missing the point
D) Red Herring
E) Slippery Slope

Answer: C) Missing the point

Question: “There’s no proof that Al-Qaeda was responsible for 9/11. Therefore, we must assume it was an inside job!” This is an example of which fallacy?

Answer Options:
A) Appeal to ignorance
B) Appeal to tradition
C) Appeal to authority
D) False dilemma
E) Appeal to force

Answer: A) Appeal to ignorance