This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tries to gain moral support for a claim by linking the claim to a widely accepted value is an example of which type of appeal? A) Ethical Appeal. B) Emotional Appeal. C) Logical Appeal. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical Appeal. 2. An example of an Appeal to Emotion (pathos) is A) When the brand name Kleenex becomes the work used for all tissue. B) Sending a love note to your boyfriend or girlfriend. C) Sad music in the background of an animal shelter commercial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sad music in the background of an animal shelter commercial. 3. What effect does an optimistic tone have on the audience according to the text? A) It makes the audience feel skeptical. B) It inspires the audience to feel encouraged. C) It prompts the audience to reconsider. D) It highlights flaws in the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It inspires the audience to feel encouraged. 4. Repeating words and phrases over and over and over again will help people remember things and it may also evoke certain feelings in the audience. A) Repetition. B) Expert testimonial. C) Celebrity testimonial. D) Loaded words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 5. "Pearl Clear, Our new and improved moisturizing cream gives you cellular level cleansing with anti-wrinkle micro-technology."Which Persuasive Technique is NOT being used in the above ad. A) Repetition. B) Adjectives. C) Jargon. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 6. Words charged with an underlying meaning or implication A) Evidence. B) Generalization. C) Loaded Words. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loaded Words. 7. What is a common technique to undermine the opposition? A) Ignoring their arguments. B) Presenting evidence that contradicts their claims. C) Agreeing with their points. D) Changing the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presenting evidence that contradicts their claims. 8. Identify a persuasive technique used in advertising. A) Emotional appeal. B) Logical reasoning. C) Statistical evidence. D) Celebrity endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional appeal. 9. Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing A) Personification. B) Reason. C) Repetition. D) Similie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 10. In a persuasive text, what is the author's "claim?" A) His or her position on the problem or issue. B) His or her proof. C) Winning the argument. D) The evidence will show if he or she is right or wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her position on the problem or issue. 11. "It's okay, I guess." What's the BEST way to rewrite this in a persuasive tone? A) "It's average, nothing special.". B) "If you have nothing else to do, try this.". C) "This is a hidden gem-it might surprise you in the best way.". D) "It's boring but short.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "This is a hidden gem-it might surprise you in the best way.". 12. An example of appeal to tradition is ..... A) You must be religious because this practice has a long and noble history. B) I insist you purchase this as it will improve your life. C) You must eat these cheese and crackers because there in the fridge. D) You must like cake because I do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must be religious because this practice has a long and noble history. 13. Special words or expressions used by a professionor group that are difficult for others to understand A) Jargon. B) Celebrity testimonial. C) Groups of 3. D) Bandwagon approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jargon. 14. Pathos persuades people by appealing to their sense of ..... ? A) Time. B) Logic. C) Credibility. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotion. 15. To make a writer's position seem more credible, they may quote the opinions of professionals in the field of knowledge that correspond with their own. What type of evidence is this? A) Anecdotal evidence. B) Expert opinion. C) Statistical evidence. D) Personal opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expert opinion. 16. "Time passed by rapidly." What type of word is 'rapidly' in this sentence? A) A verb. B) An adverb. C) An adjective. D) A pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adverb. 17. Repeating and playing upon the same letter/sound at the start of words in close proximity. A) Assonance. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 18. "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" A) Alliteration and Rule of Three. B) Rule of Three and Emotive Language. C) Alliteration, Rule of Three and Emotive Language. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration, Rule of Three and Emotive Language. 19. When an author, speaker, or advertiser carefully chooses their words (diction) to create a certain (and oftentimes emotional) response from the audience. positive or negative A) Loaded words. B) Rhetorical question. C) Jargon. D) Facts and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded words. 20. What persuasive technique is being used in the advertisement for SUPER SOFT SOFAS that says "Love comfort. Love value. Love SUPER SOFT SOFAS." ? A) Repetition. B) Emotional appeal. C) Rhetorical question. D) Scientific evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 21. I ..... that all my students are amazing! A) Persuade. B) Believe. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe. 22. What does tone refer to? A) The overall feeling of a piece. B) The overall logic of a piece. C) The overall feeling of a visual. D) The overall opinion of a piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The overall feeling of a piece. 23. Short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add credibility to an argument A) Adjectives. B) Alliteration. C) Anecdotes. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdotes. 24. What is the effect of using rhetorical questions in a text? A) To provide answers. B) To engage the reader and provoke thought. C) To confuse the reader. D) To summarise information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the reader and provoke thought. 25. An appeal to ethics/credibility A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Language Quiz 1Persuasive Language Quiz 2Persuasive Language Quiz 3Persuasive Language Quiz 4Persuasive Language Quiz 5Persuasive Language Quiz 6Persuasive Language Quiz 7Persuasive Language Quiz 8Persuasive Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books