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Persuasive Techniques Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which term describes the presentation of only one side of an issue to subjectively influence an audience?
2. The suggestion that purchasing this product shows your love of your country.
3. What is the effect of using irony in writing?
4. 'We need to do something to address this issue!'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
5. Relax and enjoy the music while eating.
6. With this technique, a writer may describe a situation in forceful, overblown language in order to make the issue seem more important or urgent than it may otherwise be. Also known as hyperbole!
7. 'If I don't get my free burger, I will literally explode!'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
8. What is the definition for Appeal to Pity, Fear, or Vanity?
9. We all like to eat pizza, don't we? Is an example of .....
10. "If you don't purchase this life insurance, and something happens to you, how will your family survive?" Is this argument using ethos, pathos, or logos?
11. "Be where the action is. Shop at hangout mall!"
12. What is the primary purpose of FDR's "Day of Infamy" speech?
13. Loaded language are words with strong bad or good associations (think inexpensive vs. cheap). What is the effect of using loaded language in a text?
14. Identify the persuasive technique:"2 out of 3 English students pass their exams with a grade 5 or above!"
15. "What would you do if all your things were lost in a fire? Get the Save-All fireproof safe to protect your valuables."
16. The purpose of "position the reader" is:
17. What is the purpose of using alliteration in writing?
18. If we don't move soon, we're all going to die!
19. When a seller want to persuade, he can offer more about the product, what type of strategie is it?
20. 'We all need to be accountable for the damage this causes to the planet'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
21. Appeals to audience because the speaker appears trustworthy. This appeal is Greek for "character" .....
22. Realax and enjoy the heat of summer
23. An example of metonymy is (the name of one object is replaced by one closely associated with it):
24. How is an attack persuasive?
25. When writing a persuasive essay you need to include a claim and
26. When a seller said that you can get a glamorous lifestyle, Which is the type of persuasive strategie of the last example?
27. A sequence of interesting vocab choices
28. 'You really, really, really need to stop doing this!'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
29. How would you feel if you were kept in a cage? Is an example of what persuasive technique.
30. A widely held but oversimplified image or idea is called (a)
31. A short narrative/story used to make a point or create a feeling in the audience
32. ..... makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger.
33. Do you not want to succeed in life?
34. What effect does parallelism have on a sentence?
35. Which list below is written with correct parallel structure?
36. This persuasive technique uses a famous person to endorse the product (even though they are not an expert).
37. This type of persuasive technique attempts to make a person feel something specifically and uses that feeling to sell a product or convince the audience of something.
38. Pathos appeals to the audience's what?
39. What rhetorical technique is it called when you repeat words?
40. A type of persuasive technique that suggests you should agree with something because other people do too.
41. If an advertisement attempts to persuade viewers by using ethics, speaker credibility, or telling you to "trust the recommendation", the technique is .....
42. Choose the word the best matches this definition:Uses insulting suggestions to turn people against something or someone; verbal attacks to discredit (creates a negative attitude by using negative connotations)
43. An appeal to emotion
44. This is an example of "Weasel Words":
45. This advertisement will provide 'straight facts' about the product. What type of persuasive technique is used here?
46. '67% of people don't even read the statistics anyway'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
47. "Do you want to grow old with your loved ones?" Is an example of what?
48. Which type of persuasive technique is being used?Blair wants to try out for hockey but most of the kids in her class are trying out for basketball. Blair decides that she should also try out for basketball.
49. There are only 50 of this species left in the entire world
50. Which of these persuasive strategies applies the use of letting people know that all others are doing it too? E.g. Everybody uses our product!
51. 'There are literally a million reasons to support the proposal'-What persuasive technique has been used here?
52. When a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or speaker and attacks their argument or character
53. Which appeal says the same things over and over again
54. This technique is used to make a writer's position seem more credible or convincing. They may quote the opinions of experts, facts or statistics.
55. Which persuasive technique involves presenting an idea as a fact without full explanation or evidence to assert authority?
56. "This SUV has more seats than the Astrodome and could hold a 2, 000 pound cheeseburger."
57. "her perplexing approach." 'Perplexing' is
58. ..... references to people who are experts on a subject.
59. Inclusive use of language such as 'we', 'our' and 'us' can persuade the reader by
60. 'One glass of Florida orange juice contains 75% of your daily Vitamin C needs'. This is an example of which persuasive technique in advertising?
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