This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Comparing two things in order to make a point is a A) Metaphor. B) Exaggeration. C) Connotation. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 2. When you use the claim you are trying to make as proof of that claim, you are using circular reasoning. Which of these do you think does this? A) Prius is a great car because it is well made, safe, and gets good gas mileage. B) The mayor wants a mall in our town for more money. The fact that he wants this mall is proof that he is greedy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mayor wants a mall in our town for more money. The fact that he wants this mall is proof that he is greedy. 3. Which is an example of pathos? A) When I was a young girl, I was told I could never be in politics. Now, I am Governor. B) Approximately 72% of the people you interact with on a daily basis have a tattoo, mostly hidden by their clothing. C) As a person with experience in fighting fires in the West, I can tell you from experience that this is unlike any fire we have ever come across. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I was a young girl, I was told I could never be in politics. Now, I am Governor. 4. Which of the following uses persuasive skills? A) A set of rules. B) A trailer of a movie. C) A birthday card. D) A novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A trailer of a movie. 5. Snarl Words are an example of ..... A) Loaded Language. B) Ethical Appeals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 6. What is persuasive writing? A) Writing in which the author tells a story. B) Informing an audience about a topic. C) The series of events in a story. D) Arguments used to convince someone to believe a particular point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arguments used to convince someone to believe a particular point of view. 7. Blaming others for something you did wrong or blaming a group of individuals for something they are not actually responsible for ..... A) Bandwagon Technique. B) Card Stacking. C) Scapegoating. D) Fear Mongering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapegoating. 8. "As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense."Which rhetorical appeal is supported by the quote listed? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 9. What type of evidence involves statistical data? A) Quantitative evidence. B) Qualitative evidence. C) Anecdotal evidence. D) Theoretical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative evidence. 10. What is rhetorical technique that appeals to our desire to belong to a group? A) Stereotype. B) Bandwagon. C) Emotional appeal. D) Faulty cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 11. The audience hears the same words/phrase with the goal to build memory. A) Repetition. B) Rule of 3. C) Alliteration. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 12. Identify the technique of Inclusive Language? A) 'We all know that '. B) 'Our members have been doing their part to raise money for our club'. C) 'Our neighbourhood should be safe for our children'. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 14. What persuasive technique means 'a writer's position on a problem or an issue'? A) Support. B) Loaded language. C) Claim. D) Faulty Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 15. An appeal to logic or reason. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 16. Tiger Woods says, "Buy if from Nike." A) Testimonial. B) Glittering generalities. C) Bandwagon. D) Emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 17. To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are. A) Exaggeration. B) Group of Three. C) Repetition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggeration. 18. Pathos, known as an emotional appeal, when successful, is supposed to ..... A) Evoke a strong feeling or emotional response. B) Always make you feel compassion. C) Give us a desire to belong. D) Falsely claim that x=y. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evoke a strong feeling or emotional response. 19. "Don't act like a Romeo in front of her" is an A) Allusion. B) Generalisation. C) Exaggeration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 20. "Everyone else is doing it, you should too!" A) Red herring. B) Stereotyping. C) Ad nauseum. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 21. The repetition of word or phrase at End of sentences or paragraphs. A) Apostrophe. B) Ethos. C) Alliterative Couplet. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epistrophe. 22. Repetition is ..... A) Saying something over and over again for effect. B) Is a persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers so that the majority could agree with the argument of the writer. C) A question asked to make a point rather than to be answered. D) The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saying something over and over again for effect. 23. What is the purpose of using repetition (anaphora) in writing? A) To confuse the reader. B) To create a sense of chaos in the text. C) To emphasize and express a point. D) To introduce new ideas in each sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize and express a point. 24. The repetition of conjunctions ("and" "or") in close succession for rhetorical effect (Bring you notebook and your pen and your binder and your markers and your text.) A) Asyndeton. B) Polysyndeton. C) Anaphora. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polysyndeton. 25. Other sunscreens can not live up to our standards. A) Repetition. B) Generalization. C) Attack. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attack. 26. An appeal to credibility or character. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 27. "TuffTreads are the tires used by racing champion Susan Hu! Shouldn't they be yours, too?" This is an example of which type of appeal? A) Loyalty. B) Authority. C) Bandwagon. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authority. 28. What is the function of synthetic personalization in writing? A) To create emotional appeal. B) To use formal language. C) To address mass audiences as individuals. D) To provide factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To address mass audiences as individuals. 29. Education is the key to success. Education opens doors. Education empowers us. Let's unlock our potential through education! A) Repetition. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 30. What is the main focus of logical reasoning in argumentative writing? A) To provide evidence and reasoning to support a claim or position. B) To summarize the opposing arguments without providing evidence. C) To present emotional appeals and personal anecdotes. D) To use logical fallacies to manipulate the reader's emotions. 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