Persuasive Techniques Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. What means the logos strategie?
2. What is this an example of?Think of Muhammad Ali's famous line about how he "floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee" .
3. 'Only 15% of people actually want this to change'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
4. Define logos and its role in persuasion.
5. Posing a question that doesn't require an answer
6. Which persuasive technique involves using personal anecdotes and stories?
7. A point of view can best be described as
8. How can logos be misused in arguments?
9. Your eyes are like stars.
10. .... is more than a feeling; it is actionable steps that show you care.
11. Identify the persuasive technique: "His actions were rude, unpleasant, and churlish."
12. Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using facts about your topic to help people understand it better" ?
13. Which appeal is most effective when trying to persuade an audience through fear or desire?
14. What technique is described here?A question where no answer is expected because the answer is implied.
15. Studies show that students who eat breakfast have higher test scores and better overall academic performance.
16. A persuasive argument will be more effective by using reasoning and supportive evidence.
17. When you make a similar argument to someone else, you are making a:
18. A doctor recommends a medicine for allergies .....
19. Sir David Attenborough warns that we have ten years to reduce carbon emissions or it will be too late
20. Uses celebrities to promote products so that consumers will trust their products and/or buy them
21. "As he strutted down the aisle it became all too clear-the ego was out of control." 'Strutted' is a
22. Repetition is saying something repeatedly. What is the purpose of using repetition in persuasive writing?
23. Explain how repetition can enhance a message.
24. ..... is a recommendation made by someone who is well-known but not necessarily an authority.
25. Which persuasive technique is this?If I get one more homework task I am going to move to the moon!
26. Which of these appeals to one's ethics or credibility?
27. Which persuasive technique is this?If you read for 20 minutes a day you will see 1.8 million words a year.
28. What are some common persuasive techniques used in advertising?
29. Which type of persuasive technique is being used?Why do you still drive a car when you know that driving around is polluting our environment?
30. What technique should you use to establish your credibility when discussing a new scientific discovery?
31. Which of the following is not a statistic.
32. Which of the following is a common propaganda technique used in advertising to create a sense of urgency?
33. An emotional manipulation that is often used to win an argument using feelings and emotion rather than logic
34. Which persuasive technique is commonly used in advertising to appeal to the audience's emotions?
35. Language that we use in everyday speech, casual and relaxed
36. A company's annual report that uses graphs, charts, and detailed analysis to showcase its financial health is primarily using which persuasive technique?
37. -an exchange of diverging or opposite views.
38. When three adjectives or phrases are used together to make them stand out.
39. Rhetorical questions are used to imply that the answer is so obvious that anybody who disagrees is
40. Identify a sentence that uses parallelism.
41. Humor, fear, guilt, happiness are all examples of which type of persuasive technique in advertising?
42. How can expert opinion enhance a writer's credibility?
43. Which of the following is a persuasive technique used in advertising?
44. Statements which are voiced as questions but are not expected to be answered
45. What is the "Rule of Three" in persuasive writing?
46. We are writing our argumentative letters to Mike Bost because he .....
47. The commercial or ad uses "everyday people" to appeal to audiences. These people are "just like you."
48. What is this an example of? "Do it. You won't regret it."
49. A commercial about abandoned animals needing a shelter of a forever home. They ask for a small donation to help these struggling animals.
50. An example of Ethos in an ad is the use of .....
51. When listing, keeping the listed items in the same structure or form.
52. You are a cheetah
53. Persuasion is .....
54. Why is it important for a writer to establish ethos?
55. "My friend, who has a degree in nutritional science, says that we should eat fewer carbohydrates, " is an example of which persuasive technique?
56. "He's starving. We're not."
57. A speech is an informal address or discourse delivered to an audience.
58. Advertisers ask questions so that consumers will associate certain emotions with the product and buy it because of their emotional answer or response to the question
59. What technique is described here?Imitation or mimicking of a person or issue using exaggeration to create humour.
60. What is the term for the use of emotional appeal to engage an audience and create an emotional response?