This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The power of the mind to think and form judgments logically; it is used to appeal to the rationality of an audience A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 2. "Team Teen Tees-customize your own to show everyone what team you're on!" This is an example of which type of appeal A) Bandwagon. B) Authority. C) Loyalty. D) Snob. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loyalty. 3. What means Ethos strategie? A) A dangerous action. B) A correct action. C) An appeal to credibility or character. D) An emotinal effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An appeal to credibility or character. 4. Which technique did Martin Luther King Jr. use in his "I Have a Dream" speech to connect emotionally with his audience? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Kairos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 5. "The I can't believe I can get Honda quality at these low prices so I'd better hurry before it's too late event" is an example of A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Kairos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kairos. 6. Linking unrelated products or characters together in an attempt to transfer the image, feelings and trust to the other product. A) Name Calling. B) Bandwagon. C) Transfer. D) Card Stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transfer. 7. The definition of Name-Calling is ..... A) Linking positive, general, and commonly accepted words with a person, group, or cause. B) Negative names are used for the "enemy" or opposition, so that the audience has an emotional response to them. C) Substituting words or phrases with softer, "nicer" ones to create a more positive response. D) Using well-known personalities to endorse a person, group, or cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative names are used for the "enemy" or opposition, so that the audience has an emotional response to them. 8. Creating a desire to join a large group of satisfied participants (makes anyone not participating feel left out). A) Appeal to Emotions. B) Plain Folks. C) Bandwagon. D) Testimonials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 9. Which persuasive technique is this?We are the poor, helpless children who are forced to do far too much homework every night. A) Emotive Language. B) Expert opinion. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive Language. 10. What are "loaded words" intended to do? A) Simplify complex concepts. B) Provide objective information. C) Evoke a strong emotional response. D) Create a neutral tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evoke a strong emotional response. 11. Synecdoche is ..... A) Is a figure of speech using a word that is a part to represent a whole, a whole to represent a part or a material to represent an object. B) An appeal to logic. C) Describing words, often used to make the reader feel a particular wayabout an issue. D) Is the association or bringing together of two words or phrases having opposite meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a figure of speech using a word that is a part to represent a whole, a whole to represent a part or a material to represent an object. 12. This is amazingly brilliant! A) Assumptive adverb opener. B) Adverb intensifier. C) Punch words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb intensifier. 13. Which persuasive technique is this?95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework. A) Emotive Language. B) Statistics. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 14. What does CHIP stand for? A) Children Health Insurance Program. B) Computer Heads' Interesting Procedures. C) Nothing bro, just have it with salsa y'all!. D) Computations Have Insured Provisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children Health Insurance Program. 15. Every coin earned through hard labor shines brighter than one found easily. Doesn't this tell us something about the value of hard work? (Identify the technique used in the question) A) A) Ethos. B) B) Pathos. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Pathos. 16. A type of persuasive technique that asks the viewer a question where the viewer already knows the answer. A) Emotional Appeal. B) Repetition. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 17. Which of these is another word for happy? A) Exhausted. B) Gloomy. C) Delighted. D) Desperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delighted. 18. The use of celebrities, satisfied customers and respected people to endorse a product or service. A) Name Calling. B) Testimonials. C) Transfer. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonials. 19. What is direct address in persuasive writing? A) Speaking directly to the reader using words like "you" and "your". B) Addressing a historical event. C) Using complex vocabulary. D) Writing in the third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking directly to the reader using words like "you" and "your". 20. A way of saying something so that it seems better than it actually is. A) Stereotyping. B) Ad Hominem. C) Exaggeration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeration. 21. Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of Susan B. Anthony's speech? A) To convince women to study the Constitution more closely. B) To argue that the Constitution justifies women's suffrage. C) To criticize the framers of the Constitution for not including women. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To argue that the Constitution justifies women's suffrage. 22. When authors provide evidence that contradicts itself, they are using this type of persuasive technique: A) Misleading statement. B) Exaggerated statement. C) Parallel statement. D) Contradictory statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contradictory statement. 23. A persuasive technique were words, phrases or ideas are repeated A) Repetition. B) Evidence. C) Emotive language. D) Inclusive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 24. After a long day, our refreshing lemonade is like a taste of heaven. A) Figurative language. B) Connotation. C) Assertion. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 25. An over the top statement that isn't necessarily true. Is a definition of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Appeal to logic. C) Statistics and numbers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 26. The technique where you are directly attacking or insulting views which oppose your own can weaken them and make them seem less than yours. A) Juxtaposition. B) Comparison. C) Attack. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attack. 27. What does the term "connotation" refer to in the context of word choice by authors? A) The emotional meaning associated with a word. B) The dictionary definition of a word. C) The historical origin of a word. D) The grammatical usage of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emotional meaning associated with a word. 28. Which of the following is an example of 'Glittering Generalities' in advertising? A) A campaign that highlights the scarcity of a product. B) A product described as 'the best in the world' without evidence. C) A commercial showing a celebrity using a product. D) An ad that uses statistics to prove effectiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A product described as 'the best in the world' without evidence. 29. What claim does the author make in Violence and Video Games on page 947? A) The author feels there is no problem with Video Games. B) The author feels there is no problem with video games. C) The author feels there can be side effects to playing video games. D) None above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author feels there can be side effects to playing video games. 30. On The Office, if Ryan the Temp ever endorsed anything, or thought something was cool, so did Michael. This demonstrates ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 31. The following is an example of what technique: "As an Australian, I think that everyone should have a fair go." A) Appeal. B) Metaphor. C) Subjective. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal. 32. Using emotion to persuade your audience. The Greek word for "suffering" or "experience" ..... A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 33. Who is the audience A) The people who the author wrote for. B) The person telling the story. C) Someone on the street. D) The author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The people who the author wrote for. 34. Which is an example of stereotyping? A) "All musicians think the same way.". B) "My opponent cannot be trusted:Elect him, and city violence will surely increase.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "All musicians think the same way.". 35. What does the term 'concession' mean in persuasive writing? A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. B) Discrediting the opposition. C) Ignoring the opposition's arguments. D) Attacking the opposition personally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. 36. The persuasive technique that taps in to people's desire to belong to a group is called? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Appeal to Fear. D) Appeal to Vanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 37. 'Nine out of ten Dentists agree that Crest is better than any other brand'. This is an example of which type of persuasive technique in advertising? A) Pathos. B) Silos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 38. What is the main function of using inclusive language? A) To use formal language. B) To exclude the reader. C) To directly address the reader. D) To create ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To directly address the reader. 39. How does FDR use the technique of parallelism in his "Day of Infamy" speech? A) By exaggerating the effects of the attack. B) By asking a series of rhetorical questions. C) By repeating the same word at the beginning of successive clauses. D) By listing the various locations that were attacked in a similar structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By listing the various locations that were attacked in a similar structure. 40. What type of strategie es the suggestion that you become a winner? A) Patriotism. B) Bandwagon. C) Weasel words. D) Avante Garde. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 41. What is the purpose of using emotional appeals in persuasive communication? A) To evoke feelings and emotions in the audience and influence their decision-making process. B) To bore the audience and make them lose interest in the topic. C) To anger the audience and make them resistant to the message. D) To confuse the audience and make them unsure of their decision-making process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To evoke feelings and emotions in the audience and influence their decision-making process. 42. Famous NBA basket baller, LeBron James, endorses Nike sneakers. What type of persuasive technique is used here? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Silos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 43. Writer/speaker uses logic, facts, statistics to persuade. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Ithos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 44. Every single minute, 13, 500 trees are being chopped down. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 45. The persuasive technique of ..... is seen in The Office when Dwight states "Those mushrooms are poisonous, Michael!" A) Repetition. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 46. The deliberate use of strong emotive words to play on readers feelings. Language that carries strong emotions. A) Inclusive language. B) Emotive Language. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive Language. 47. The association is to associate a product or company with a famous? A) Product. B) Fruit. C) Person. D) Animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person. 48. Parallelism is the repetition of similar words, phrases, sentences, or grammatical structure. What does parallelism in writing achieve? A) It provides answers to questions. B) It makes the text shorter. C) It introduces new ideas. D) It emphasizes the author's point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It emphasizes the author's point. 49. What is the following statement an example of: "I think we all know what's going on here." A) Exclusive language. B) Second person narrative. C) Irony. D) Inclusive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inclusive language. 50. What technique is described here?The use of humour, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people's views or vices. A) Exaggeration. B) Sarcasm. C) Parody. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satire. 51. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical device used by FDR in his "Day of Infamy" speech? A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 52. TRUE or FALSE:Being able to identify emotional appeals will keep you from being easily influenced by them. This is especially important when an appeal is being used to disguise faulty logic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. This type of support uses facts and reasonable evidence. A) Emotional Appeal. B) Logical Appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical Appeal. 54. Which advertisement technique scares people into buying the product A) Patriotism. B) Celebrities. C) Fear. D) Ideal Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear. 55. "Just eat and don't complain. Children in Africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food, " is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Authority. B) Logic. C) Emotion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotion. 56. What is the purpose of persuasive techniques? A) To confuse the audience with complex ideas. B) To influence the audience's beliefs, attitudes, or actions. C) To entertain the audience with stories. D) To provide factual information only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To influence the audience's beliefs, attitudes, or actions. 57. ..... is using the emotional meaning associated with the word. Persuasive authors often choose their words carefully so that the ..... suits their purpose. A) Connotation. B) Colloquial language. C) Analogy. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 58. 'We see that prices have risen by 50%, therefore we are concerned that low income earners will be locked out of the market'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Emotional appeal. B) Reason and logic. C) Alliteration. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason and logic. 59. Make the consumer feel like if they buy the product they will be part of an elite or exclusive group-be better than everyone else. A) Snob appeal. B) Ethical appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snob appeal. 60. What technique is described here?A statement or view that makes a claim about a group and ignores specific differences about members within the group. A) Generalisation. B) Stereotypes. C) Harmful language. D) Racist remarks. 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