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Persuasive Techniques Quiz 15 (60 MCQs)

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1. "You don't want to miss out on this new product that everyone is getting!" What persuasive technique is this ad using?
2. What technique is used here? "Almost nothing was more annoying than having our wasted time wasted on something not worth wasting it on."
3. What technique is described here?Simplification of an issue into if 'A' exists then 'B' will inevitably follow. For example, if guns are legal then mass murders will increase
4. Post-processing makes the photo more .....
5. As a doctor, I support this treatment.
6. Read the following excerpt from a student's persuasive essay and identify the TWO types of persuasive techniques used.
7. Which of the following techniques are being used here: "Social media is the key to your child's future and throwing away the key is not the answer."
8. Which technique involves persuading people by suggesting that everyone else is doing it?
9. Ethos is an appeal to credibility and character.
10. Which of the following is the persuasive technique that uses a celebrity, an expert, or a happy customer to "testify" about a product or a claim?
11. What are commands?
12. "Every day, hundreds of bunnies like this one are put in cages and forced to test makeup and other products. We need to stop this." This type of appeal is
13. A belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like.
14. "The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces." This quote best supports which type of rhetorical appeal?
15. Why people feel good with a successful advertisement?
16. This technique is one in which the answer is so obvious it is not required. For example:should all people who play football be treated as better than everyone else?
17. Which of the following is the persuasive technique that makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger?
18. Clearly, this is the answer to your questions.
19. An appeal to authority in persuasive writing is used because it is believed by someone who is said to be an "authority" on the subject. This type of appeal must be what?
20. Tries to convince people that they should buy a product because it will make them part of an elite group and will show off their wealth and status
21. Persuasive techniques are
22. An image of a starving child may be used to persuade persons to donate money to the cause. This is an example of which persuasive technique?
23. Types of persuasive techniques include
24. When an ad only talks about good things and doesn't mention bad, it uses:
25. What rhetorical appeal is primarily based on logic and reasoning?
26. Did you know that eating a balanced breakfast every morning can improve your concentration and performance in school? I've just discovered the secret to unlocking your full academic potential-it starts with a nutritious breakfast!
27. The use of regular, everyday people with whom viewers can identify.
28. The koalas are a special part of our country and we should protect them all. Is an example of .....
29. 'Terry is an idiot. Don't trust Terry'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
30. Which sentence best demonstrates repetition?
31. What is the term for a persuasive technique that involves presenting only positive information about a product while omitting any negative aspects?
32. Try to convince the reader to agree with or support the author's viewpoint.
33. Glittering generalities are claims that are what?
34. These types of persuasive appeals often rely on a reader's sense of good and bad, and right and wrong.
35. Any material that serves to prove a claim.
36. What is an allusion in a speech?
37. We, our, us, are examples of what persuasive technique?
38. Why do author's use Experts in persuasive texts?
39. What is the technique here? "We must act now. We must stand together. We must make a difference."
40. Explaining a personal experience of a story that relates to the audience.
41. The reason for which something is done or created or for whichsomething exists.: "the purpose of the meeting is to appoint a trustee""the building is no longer needed for its original purpose" .
42. "This is no ordinary car. This is the car for drivers who really know how to drive." This is an example of which type of appeal
43. Buying your child a Happy Meal won't necessarily make them feel more loved and cared for.
44. What is the term for using exaggerated statements to persuade an audience?
45. Generalities is .....
46. What is this an example of? 'It runs like clockwork'
47. Choose the word that best fits this definition:Associating something or someone who everyone thinks is good to a product.Ex:Joan of Arc uses Tide on her clothes, so it must be a great product.
48. An argument that suggests taking a minor action will lead to major, ludicrous consequences
49. This technique creates a negative attitude; it hints or implies; uses slanted or emotional language with the deliberate intent of provoking or hurting others.
50. Which terms belong to assosiation techniques?
51. Persuasive Technique:Loaded Questions
52. Is used to create imagery and express things non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid and convincing.
53. What are Statistics?
54. What is an allusion in the context of figure of speech?
55. An attack is designed to insult, dismiss, embarrass or undermine the other side.True or false?
56. '' But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us ..... "This quote best supports which type of rhetorical appeal?
57. How does the use of hyperbole impact writing?
58. There are only 80 of these animals left in the world; with 40% in the wild.
59. Which of the following's purpose is to persuade?
60. What is the following statement an example of: "They just don't want to admit it!"
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