Persuasive Techniques Quiz 23 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which technique is this:Do you really think that is acceptable?
2. There should be tougher penalties for leaving children in cars on hot days
3. The reasons/evidence that helps to prove your claim is called .....
4. An appeal to emotions and feeling.
5. "That's right, eating a slice of bread can now KILL you" is an example of
6. Identify the correct vocabulary word:proves a claim to be true. Can be a summary, paraphrased or a direct quote. This is a crucial part in body paragraphs and it is important to be discerningin the evidence chosen.
7. What is this technique? Recycling is crucial. Recycling is necessary. Recycling is our responsibility."
8. "4 out of 5 dentist recommend to patients to chew sugarless gum to prevent cavities." This is what someone with experience in the subject thinks.
9. I've spoken to people right across this country and they all agree on one thing:Mr Matthews is a legend.
10. Which persuasive technique appeals to the audience's logic and reason?
11. Emotive language
12. What is the definition for Testimonial?
13. The poor helpless koalas are under brutal attack. Is an example of .....
14. An advertisement uses a famous athlete to promote a sports drink. This is an example of:
15. Which type of persuasive technique is being used?
16. Which persuasive technique involves using famous personalities to endorse a product, thereby transferring their qualities to the product?
17. What technique is described here?Views held as credible but not necessarily proven or supported by fact.
18. When an advertisement is aimed at a certain group of people they are known as the .....
19. "My basketball shoes helped me make the basketball team at my school"
20. When the speaker/write portrays the opposing view as foolish, dangerous, uncaring, or deceitful, it's called .....
21. "Blondes are less intelligent than people with other hair colors."
22. Threre are others specific persuasive strategies, Which is the one that use a product puts the user ahead of the times?
23. "As a construction worker, I often get headaches on the job. That's why I use PainAway asprin."
24. The reoccurrence of certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable
25. Statements which are voiced as questions but are not expected to be answered; they are used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions
26. What is audience?
27. A series of THREE parallel words, phrases, or clauses. It's a simple enough structure, yet potentially a powerful one.
28. When you talk about facts, statistics or expert opinions
29. Presenting information to make a product appear better than it is .....
30. A claim that cannot be proved but leads the reader to infer that it is true for most people.