1 Which of the following descriptions best captures the difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism?
A) A dysphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a reader's attitude and a euphemism is employed to create a positive effect on a reader's attitude.
B) A dysphemism is a form of rhetoric but a euphemism is not.
C) A euphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a reader's attitude and a dysphemism is employed to create a positive effect on a reader's attitude.
D) A euphemism is a form of rhetoric but a dysphemism is not.
2 This rhetorical device is a thought or image about a group of people based upon little or no evidence.
A) Loaded question
B) Downplayer
C) Hyperbole
D) Horse laugh
E) Proof Surrogate
F) Euphemism
G) Weaseler
H) Stereotype
I) Innuendo
J) Dysphemism
3 This rhetorical device allows someone to insinuate something deprecatory about someone or something without actually saying it.
A) Loaded question
B) Downplayer
C) Hyperbole
D) Horse laugh
E) Proof Surrogate
F) Euphemism
G) Weaseler
H) Stereotype
I) Innuendo
J) Dysphemism