This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are gestures effective in speeches? A) Allows the audience to feel included and connected. B) Helps emphasise your point. C) Allows the audience to process information. D) Makes the audience think about their viewpoint on something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helps emphasise your point. 2. Catchy phrase or song used to sell product ..... A) Slogan. B) Testimonial. C) Glittering generalities. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slogan. 3. Providing true and logical evidence in an argument serves to A) Offer a counterclaim to your argument. B) Gives your argument a purpose. C) Is not necessary. D) Adds credibility to your argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adds credibility to your argument. 4. I always lock the door behind me A) High Modality. B) Low Modality. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High Modality. 5. 'Hoon drivers are putting innocent lives at risk' is an example of: A) Appeal to the hip pocket nerve. B) Appeal to loyalty and patriotism. C) Appeal to tradition and customs. D) Appeal to fear and insecurity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to fear and insecurity. 6. (a) is a persuasive technique where the writer creates a sympathetic response by preying upon the audience's fears. A) A. Scare Tactics. B) Stereotype. C) Statistics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Scare Tactics. 7. Appeals to our sense of reason relying on logic to persuade, citing facts, figures and case studies. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 8. Which rhetorical appeal primarily relies on the speaker's credibility and character? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Kairos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 9. Which propaganda would use a famous person or figure to promote an idea? A) Bandwagon. B) Name calling. C) Testimonial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testimonial. 10. Identify the persuasive technique: "We all know that this is wrong. The question is, what are you going to do about it?" A) Facts. B) Repetition. C) Rule of three. D) Direct address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct address. 11. Using facts and figures to support your argument A) Opinions. B) Repetition. C) Statistics. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 12. The suggestion that the use of the product makes the customer part of an elite group with a luxurious and glamorous lifestyle. A) Transfer. B) Plain Folks. C) Snob Appeal. D) Bribery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snob Appeal. 13. Making a comparison between two things A) Appeal to patriotism. B) Simile. C) Jargon. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 14. Naturally, you would like to look beautiful. A) Assumptive adverb opener. B) Adverb intensifier. C) Punch words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assumptive adverb opener. 15. Do we really want our road tolls to continue rising like this? A) Pun. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Anecdote. D) Expert opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 16. What is the writer's position on a problem or an issue? A) Loaded Terms. B) Counterargument. C) Simile. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 17. 'The puppy farm was a horrific place full of suffering where depression stalked at every turn'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Emotive language. B) Evidence. C) Expert opinion. D) Reason and logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive language. 18. If someone who is considered knowledgeable endorses a product, it is called: A) Loaded Words. B) Bandwagon. C) Expert Testimonial. D) Celebrity Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expert Testimonial. 19. What is ethos and how can you identify it in a text? A) Ethos is the credibility of the author, identifiable through their qualifications and tone. B) Ethos is the author's personal opinion, which can be found in the conclusion of the text. C) Ethos is the logical reasoning in an argument, recognizable by the use of statistics. D) Ethos refers to the emotional appeal of a text, identified through its imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos is the credibility of the author, identifiable through their qualifications and tone. 20. A woman's heart is an ocean of deep secrets. A) Emotive words. B) Repitition. C) Clusters of three. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggeration. 21. Making the reader/listener a part of the discussion using 'we' A) Stats. B) Direct Address. C) Inclusive pronouns. D) Imperatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive pronouns. 22. Telling only part of the truth or generalizing from a single piece of evidence. A) Name Calling/Innuendo. B) Card Stacking/Glittering Generalities. C) Testimonials. D) Appeal to Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Card Stacking/Glittering Generalities. 23. Every weekend the city is overrun by beggars. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figurative Language. 24. Read the following line and choose the best answer that it represents: "Everyday people like us won't benefit from this decision." A) Inclusive/exclusive language. B) Cause/effect. C) Logos. D) Personal attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusive/exclusive language. 25. Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay? A) Logos. B) Call to Action. C) Ethos. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 26. In the context of FDR's speech, how does the use of the phrase "Day of Infamy" serve as a persuasive technique? A) It offers a detailed analysis of the events. B) It provides a logical explanation for the events. C) It evokes a strong emotional response. D) It establishes the speaker's credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It evokes a strong emotional response. 27. Omission of the conjunctions ("ands"/"or") that ordinarily joins a list (as in "I came, I saw, I conquered" ). A) Asyndeton. B) Polysyndeton. C) Anaphora. D) Polygon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asyndeton. 28. "Don't let your favourite artist down. It would be un-Australian to forget to vote during the Hottest 100 on January 26" . This is an appeal to A) Patriotism. B) Hip-pocket. C) Tradition. D) Sense of justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patriotism. 29. What is an assertion in persuasive writing? A) A question posed to the audience to provoke thought. B) A fact supported by detailed evidence and thorough explanation. C) A claim presented as a fact without full explanation or evidence. D) A personal opinion expressed by the writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A claim presented as a fact without full explanation or evidence. 30. What someone thinks or believes on the topic. A) Opinion. B) Bandwagon Appeal. C) Negative Support. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPersuasive Techniques Quiz 1Persuasive Techniques Quiz 2Persuasive Techniques Quiz 3Persuasive Techniques Quiz 4Persuasive Techniques Quiz 5Persuasive Techniques Quiz 7Persuasive Techniques Quiz 8Persuasive Techniques Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books