This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of using alliteration in writing? A) To create humor. B) To confuse the reader. C) To emphasize a point and create a rhythmic effect. D) To provide statistical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize a point and create a rhythmic effect. 2. If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Call to Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 3. When a seller want to persuade, he can offer more about the product, what type of strategie is it? A) Snob appeal. B) Bandwagon. C) Bribery. D) Patriotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bribery. 4. 'We all need to be accountable for the damage this causes to the planet'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Praise. B) Inclusive language. C) Rhetorical question. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusive language. 5. Appeals to audience because the speaker appears trustworthy. This appeal is Greek for "character" ..... A) Rhetoric. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 6. Realax and enjoy the heat of summer A) Personal Pronouns. B) Imperatives. C) Emotive Words. D) Rhetorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperatives. 7. An example of metonymy is (the name of one object is replaced by one closely associated with it): A) We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields.". B) I must have asked you a million times to clean your room!. C) If we had some wheels (whole vehicle), I'd put on my beast threads and ask for Jane's hand (whole person). D) The White House declared that . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The White House declared that . 8. How is an attack persuasive? A) Supports the other side. B) Puts down the other side. C) Uses insults. D) Uses compliments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses insults. 9. When writing a persuasive essay you need to include a claim and A) Counterclaim, statistics, ethics. B) Support, counterclaim, and assumptions. C) Ethics, logic, and emotion. D) A conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support, counterclaim, and assumptions. 10. When a seller said that you can get a glamorous lifestyle, Which is the type of persuasive strategie of the last example? A) Snob Appeal. B) Bribery. C) Patriotism. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snob Appeal. 11. A sequence of interesting vocab choices A) Opinion. B) Alliteration. C) Power of 3. D) Stats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power of 3. 12. 'You really, really, really need to stop doing this!'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Reason and logic. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 13. How would you feel if you were kept in a cage? Is an example of what persuasive technique. A) Emotive Language. B) Modality. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Repitition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 14. A widely held but oversimplified image or idea is called (a) A) Transfer. B) A. stereotype. C) Appeal to values/ethics. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. stereotype. 15. A short narrative/story used to make a point or create a feeling in the audience A) Anaphora. B) Anecdote. C) Asyndeton. D) Antidote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 16. ..... makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger. A) Appeal to fear. B) Snob Appeal. C) Logic. D) Persuasive Technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to fear. 17. Do you not want to succeed in life? A) Rhetorical question. B) Loaded question. C) Bias. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 18. What effect does parallelism have on a sentence? A) Parallelism has no impact on sentence structure. B) Parallelism makes sentences longer and more complex. C) Parallelism is only useful in poetry, not in prose. D) Parallelism improves clarity and rhythm in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism improves clarity and rhythm in a sentence. 19. Which list below is written with correct parallel structure? A) To run, jump, and throw. B) To run, jumping, and throwing. C) To run, jumped, and throwing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To run, jump, and throw. 20. This persuasive technique uses a famous person to endorse the product (even though they are not an expert). A) Plain Folks. B) Testimonial. C) Bandwagon. D) Cardstacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonial. 21. This type of persuasive technique attempts to make a person feel something specifically and uses that feeling to sell a product or convince the audience of something. A) Emotional appeal. B) Anecdote. C) Inclusive language. D) Expert opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional appeal. 22. Pathos appeals to the audience's what? A) Logical reasoning. B) Ethical standards. C) Emotional sensibilities. D) Financial interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotional sensibilities. 23. What rhetorical technique is it called when you repeat words? A) Appeal to pity. B) Bandwagon. C) Repetition. D) Statistics/logical appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 24. A type of persuasive technique that suggests you should agree with something because other people do too. A) Bandwagon. B) Glittering Generalities. C) Plain Folks. D) Emotional Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 25. If an advertisement attempts to persuade viewers by using ethics, speaker credibility, or telling you to "trust the recommendation", the technique is ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 26. Choose the word the best matches this definition:Uses insulting suggestions to turn people against something or someone; verbal attacks to discredit (creates a negative attitude by using negative connotations) A) Namecalling or innuendo. B) Beautiful people. C) Transfer. D) Plain folk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Namecalling or innuendo. 27. An appeal to emotion A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 28. This is an example of "Weasel Words": A) A dish soap leaves dishes virtually spotless. B) A pharmaceutical manufacturer describes a special coating that makes their pain reliever less irritating to the stomach than a competitor's. C) Buy a burger; get free fries. D) You do not want to be the only person without it!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dish soap leaves dishes virtually spotless. 29. This advertisement will provide 'straight facts' about the product. What type of persuasive technique is used here? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Silos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 30. What is the primary purpose of persuasive writing? A) Inform readers about a topic. B) Explain how to do something. C) Convince readers to agree with you. D) Provide a valid argument using facts and data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convince readers to agree with you. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPersuasive Techniques Quiz 1Persuasive Techniques Quiz 2Persuasive Techniques Quiz 3Persuasive Techniques Quiz 4Persuasive Techniques Quiz 5Persuasive Techniques Quiz 6Persuasive Techniques Quiz 7Persuasive Techniques Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books