Analyzing Rhetorical Techniques in Machiavelli’s The Prince

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to choose the answer that best completes each sentence about chapter 17 of The Prince.

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✔ merciful when possible but cruel when necessary; Machiavelli’s claim in this chapter is that a prince must be .: merciful when possible but cruel when necessary; Machiavelli’s specific purpose in this chapter is to .: persuade readers that a prince must be somewhat cruel

Question 2

entertain readers with stories of rulers ✔ persuade readers that a prince must be somewhat cruel inform readers of the characteristics of a prince

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✔ persuade readers that a prince must be somewhat cruel

Question 3

anecdotal X empirical ✔ logical

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X empirical

Question 4

Use the drop-down menus to choose the answer that best completes each sentence about chapter 17 of The Prince.

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Which words in the passage have negative connotations?: inhuman, cruelty, rebelled; by defining the actions of a leader who is to be feared

Question 5

✔ by defining the actions of a leader who is to be fearedby describing the actions of a weak leader by comparing the leaders Hannibal and Scipio

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✔ by defining the actions of a leader who is to be feared

Question 6

Which statement best summarizes the argument in the passage?

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A cruel leader will prevent subjects from living in a place of crime and violence.

Question 7

What kind of reasoning does Machiavelli use in this excerpt?

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He uses inductive reasoning because he observes a pattern and proves a conclusion.

Question 8

by stressing the need to be loved by subjectsby causing readers to fear powerful leaders✔ by using a historical event to prove the claim

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✔ by using a historical event to prove the claim

Question 9

✔ inhuman, cruelty, rebelledfeared, loved, virtues foreign, prince, produce

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✔ inhuman, cruelty, rebelled; Which words in the passage have negative connotations?: inhuman, cruelty, rebelled; by defining the actions of a leader who is to be feared

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