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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:Only 31% of women know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Now, you're one of them. A) Counterclaim. B) Statistic. C) Alliteration. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistic. 2. Which of the following is an example of a persuasive device? A) False assumption. B) Glittering generalities. C) Ethos. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opinion. 3. Which persuasive technique is a means of convincing an audience of the reliable character or credibility of the speaker/writer, or the credibility of the argument. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 4. "The new policies are destructive, detrimental and depressing for young people. " is an example of ..... A) A triple. B) Emotive language. C) Alliteration. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. F in AFOREST is for? A) Forest. B) Font. C) Facts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts. 6. Which term describes the way an author expresses their feelings about the subject or audience? A) Imagery. B) Tone. C) Syntax. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 7. What is the definition of a commonplace assertion? A) A faulty statement used to distract the reader. B) A statement made to appeal to the reader's emotions. C) A statement that people might accept as truth but is not necessarily proven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement that people might accept as truth but is not necessarily proven. 8. What is the function of metaphors in persuasive writing? A) They encourage the audience to make connections between ideas. B) They provide literal explanations. C) They are used to create confusion. D) They serve no purpose in persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They encourage the audience to make connections between ideas. 9. PATHOS as a persuasive technique uses A) Emotional appeal. B) Logical appeal. C) Expert opinions. D) Lots of data and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional appeal. 10. If you utilize these forms of persuasion into your writing; you will be more likely to influence your audience's thinking about your subject. A) Ethos and Logos. B) Logos and Pathos. C) Ethos and Pathos. D) Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. 11. The answer to how to deal with these teachers who think they're funny is to tie them up in plastic bags full of bricks and throw them in the sea. A) Possible solution. B) Emotive language. C) Rhetorical question. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possible solution. 12. Which philosopher created the persuasive techniques of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos? A) Socrates. B) Archimedes. C) Aristotle. D) Plato. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 13. 'That remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 and a half years' A) Onomatopoeia. B) Fact. C) Repetition. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 14. When you use words which make an audience feel that they are part of a situation. A) Short sentences. B) Hyperbole. C) Persuasive phrases. D) Inclusive phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inclusive phrases. 15. The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words:Example: " ..... ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we have asked of you" (JFK). A) Assonance. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Rhyme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 16. The Ministry of Health has confirmed 26 new COVID19 cases in March of 2020 and is tracking the pattern of spread across the island. A) Authoritative Evidence. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Analogy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authoritative Evidence. 17. A Cliche is defined as: A) A trite, overused phrase. B) Words that can be used to create an image in the mind of a reader. C) Any words that have an emotional effect on an audience. D) The ideas or feelings associated with a particular word, rather than the word's literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A trite, overused phrase. 18. Which of the following is an example of a 'bandwagon' persuasive technique? A) Using statistics to support a claim. B) Suggesting that everyone is doing it. C) Telling a personal story. D) Appealing to the audience's sense of morality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggesting that everyone is doing it. 19. Appealing to the audience through everyday people with everyday ideas and problems. A) Bandwagon. B) Appeal to Emotions. C) Plain Folks. D) Name Calling/Innuendo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain Folks. 20. What is the target audience in advertising? A) The group of people that a commercial is targeting to sell their product. B) The total number of viewers for a commercial. C) The demographic data of all consumers. D) The amount of money spent on advertising campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The group of people that a commercial is targeting to sell their product. 21. Which DARCFOREST strategy is being used:Gamers are often more strategic, creative, and mindful than an average non-gamer. A) Opinion. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Triplet. 22. T in AFOREST is for? A) Trees. B) Triples (Rule of three). C) Tag line. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triples (Rule of three). 23. When you say key ideas more than once to suggest their importance. A) Repetition. B) Persuasive phrases. C) Possible solutions. D) Short sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 24. LOGOS as a persuasive technique A) Uses emotional appeals. B) Uses credible people or celebrities. C) Uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data. D) Aims to make audience excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data. 25. Speakers appeal to this to demonstrate that they are knowledgeable, credible, and trustworthy to speak on a given topic. It is established by both who you are and what you say. A) Persona. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 26. What does "patriotic appeal" aim to invoke? A) National pride or loyalty. B) Personal connection. C) Logical reasoning. D) Emotional response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National pride or loyalty. 27. A way to appeal to PATHOS is ..... A) Include information in graphs and tables. B) Explain why something is morally right. C) Tell a story that makes people feel a certain way. D) Give false information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell a story that makes people feel a certain way. 28. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:The time to for you take action is now, not later, before it is too late! A) Fact. B) Direct address. C) Alliteration. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct address. 29. Which persuasive technique involves using celebrities to endorse a product? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Glittering Generalities. D) Card Stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonial. 30. Which persuasive technique is used in the following example? "Studies by leading scientists confirm that this product is effective and safe." A) Bandwagon. B) Statistics. C) Expert opinion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expert opinion. 31. What is this?Youtube is fun, interesting and educational. A) Rhetorical question. B) Alliteration. C) Rule of Three. D) Facts and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule of Three. 32. When you put together reasons for an argument in quick succession A) Repetition. B) List of three. C) Hyperbole. D) Inclusive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) List of three. 33. Appeals to Reason and Logic A) Relying on expert opinions without evidence. B) Using anecdotes to illustrate a point. C) Emotional appeals to persuade the audience. D) Predicting undesirable effects or logical consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicting undesirable effects or logical consequences. 34. Which literary device involves repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses? A) Epiphora. B) Alliteration. C) Anaphora. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 35. In the acronym "AFOREST" , what do the "F" and "O" stand for? A) Facts and onomatopoeia. B) Figurative language and onomatopoeia. C) Figurative language and opinions. D) Facts and opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Facts and opinions. 36. What is the effect of using rhetorical questions in persuasive writing? A) They confuse the reader. B) They involve the reader and can lead them to a particular conclusion. C) They provide clear answers. D) They are used to summarize the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They involve the reader and can lead them to a particular conclusion. 37. Connotation is defined as: A) Words that can be used to create an image in the mind of a reader. B) Any words that have an emotional effect on an audience. C) A trite, overused phrase. D) The ideas or feelings associated with a particular word, rather than the word's literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ideas or feelings associated with a particular word, rather than the word's literal meaning. 38. Which DARCFOREST strategy is being used:If not now, when? If not you, who? A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical question. C) Counterclaim. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 39. Words such as 'undoubtedly', 'certainly', 'must' and 'definitely' are examples of which persuasive technique? A) Rule of Three. B) High Modality Words. C) Anecdote. D) Hyperbole or exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High Modality Words. 40. Statistics & Evidence A) Using personal opinions to support an argument. B) Using the results of expert research, government enquiries. C) Using anecdotal evidence from friends and family. D) Using emotional appeals to persuade the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the results of expert research, government enquiries. 41. Which persuasive technique uses the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words? A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Exaggeration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 42. What is 'logos'? A) Using humor. B) Using facts, logic, statistics, or data. C) Using personal pronouns. D) Using rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using facts, logic, statistics, or data. 43. What does the term 'undertone' refer to in a literary work? A) A subtle or less apparent feeling. B) An explicit comparison. C) The main subject. D) The most obvious emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A subtle or less apparent feeling. 44. In this advertising technique ..... vague words or phrases are used to evoke a good/positive feeling in customers. (Examples are Freedom, peace, and, home/family.) A) Plain Folk. B) Bandwagon. C) Transfer. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glittering Generalities. 45. This technique stresses the positive qualities and ignores the negative, giving us only part of the picture. A) Bandwagon. B) Transfer. C) Card Stacking. D) Patriotic Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Card Stacking. 46. Do you really expect me to believe these students know what is best for them? A) Stereotype. B) Short sentence. C) Hyperbole. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 47. Identify the technique in this example: "Our product will change your life forever!" A) Hyperbole. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 48. Of teachers spend their lives collecting cereal packets whilst they drink tea. A) Repetition. B) Statistics. C) Inclusive language. D) Personal experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 49. E in AFOREST is for? A) Elephant. B) Emotive Language. C) Examples. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive Language. 50. This is an indirect comparison of two unlike things by saying that one 'is' the other. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 51. You'll make the right decision because you have something that few people do:you have heart. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 52. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:The city was a disaster area filled with death and disease A) Counterclaim. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 53. "What are you doing to help?" Is an example of ..... A) A rhetorical question. B) Emotive language. C) A repetition question. D) A metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rhetorical question. 54. Appeal to the 'hip pocket' $ $ A) Suggesting that a change/policy will cost individuals or the community. B) An approach to promote government subsidies for essential services. C) A method to increase public awareness about financial literacy. D) A strategy to appeal to emotional sentiments rather than financial concerns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggesting that a change/policy will cost individuals or the community. 55. How many persuasive techniques are identified as enhancing any piece of text? A) Ten. B) Seven. C) Twelve. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ten. 56. Lush, green valleys and hills become permanently transformed into empty spaces of scarred wasteland. A) Contrast or Emotive Words. B) Direct personal appeal or exaggeration. C) Analogy or Evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrast or Emotive Words. 57. It is a brief, serious, amusing and interesting story. A) Anecdote. B) Legend. C) Tale. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 58. "He was a difficult and dangerous character who destroyed everything he touched." Is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Triple. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 59. Which technique suggests that everyone is using a product, so you should too? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Card Stacking. D) Name Calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 60. Deliberate exaggeration or making an overstatement is an example of what device? A) Rhetoric. B) Hyperbole. C) Embellishment. 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