Persuasive Techniques Quiz 20 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:Having a part-time job in high school is a fantastic way for young people to learn about the balance of earning & spending money as well as time management and personal responsibility.
2. In the slightly different acronym "INAFOREST" , what do the "I" and "N" stand for?
3. Together, we can save the environment and leave a clean future for our children.
4. Which persuasive technique uses negative names for the "enemy or opposition so that the audience has an emotional response to them and are immediately biased against them?
5. Which persuasive technique is this?When three adjectives or descriptive words are used together to make them stand out.
6. Which DARCFOREST strategy is being used:Studies show that children in low-and lower-middle-income countries have already lost nearly four months of schooling since the start of the pandemic, compared to six weeks of loss in high-income countries.
7. Which of the AFOREST persuasive devices is being used here? "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me thine ears, "
8. When you use numbers or evidence to support your views.
9. When you say something which is likely to cause offence to some.
10. What is the definition of PERSUADE?
11. The Dr. Pepper "Fansville" commercial is an example of which logical fallacy?
12. A Simile is defined as:
13. The explicit or direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or feelings it suggests.
14. Which technique involves making a large group feel personally addressed by using language such as 'you' in marketing messages?
15. Select which category this statement falls under: "Once people had access to that date, Facebook has no way of knowing for sure what they did with that data. The only information that is completely private is bank and credit card information. Facebook was fined $ 135.7 million."
16. Speakers appeal to ..... , or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.
17. What are reasons that back up your thesis called?
18. If a person hoards garbage and other things in their home, as a result there is no space left to be filled. Many rodents see that as an opportunity to move in. The same principle applies when we put things that are bad for us into our body.
19. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:The five year old was hungry, tired and in pain.
20. Which of the following is an example of an ad hominem attack?
21. Repetition is defined as:
22. A scientist from Harvard university says that cookout trays make your face 10% fatter every bite.
23. Which persuasive technique is used to persuade the audience that your opinion is true, because it is backed up by notable people?
24. Pain-free, tear-free, care-free.
25. A Metaphor is defined as:
26. What is it called when you raise the opposite viewpoint and 'knock it back'?
27. When you offer ways out of the problems you raise.
28. What is the term for a statement that is presented as a fact but lacks evidence?
29. Which sentence best represents Logos?
30. A persuasive text .....
31. Sophia, Noah, and Grace are working on a school project about marketing techniques. They stumbled upon a technique where a product shows love for their country. Can you help them identify what this technique is called?
32. Mudslinging (Insults)
33. What is this?If you read for 20 minutes a day you will see 1.8 million words a year.
34. What does 'Emotional Appeal' mean?
35. Which technique is being used in this sentence? "Isn't it time you treated yourself to something special?"
36. A way to appeal to LOGOS is .....
37. 'If you don't want gum disease, then you should brush regularly.'
38. Which persuasive technique is being used in this sentence? "Studies show that 95% of students who study regularly perform better in exams."
39. What is 'Star Power' in advertising?
40. Sarcasm is defined as:
41. Which persuasive technique is a persuasive device used to influence the audience or emphasize a point?
42. Read the statements below. What is the statement in bold? Dad, I want to start a babysitting business. It will teach me to be responsible. I can babysit after school and get paid. I promise to get my homework done, too.
43. Which technique is being used in this sentence? "Fast, fresh, fabulous food."
44. Decide whether the following statement is a fact or opinion.According to the recent results of the tests, we can see that most children performed better on coding than on computational thinking.
45. Which persuasive technique is a comparison between two things that are unrelated?
46. Using ETHOS in persuasion
47. Imagine Isla, Abigail, and Henry are in a marketing team. They are discussing Diversion/Distraction. Do you remember what it is?
48. Emotional appeals
49. Which technique is present in this question? "How much longer will we allow this injustice to continue?"
50. Which of these relate to 'contrast'?
51. Connecting with the emotions (loyalty, pity, fear, love, peace, justice, etc.) of the audience.
52. Which of the following statements about imagery is true?
53. When you use information/stories from your own life or the life of someone close to you to make an argument.
54. Which of these questions is the best persuasive rhetorical question?
55. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:If you ever begin smoking, you will be forever stuck in the stinky sinkhole of cigarettes.
56. An Anecdote is defined as:
57. Identify the persuasive technique used in this sentence:'Join the millions who have already switched to our service!'
58. What is the purpose of using statistics in persuasion?
59. Which of the following is NOT a DARCFOREST persuasive technique?
60. We need media for the public, designed by the public, empathetic towards the public.