This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The milk is very, very nutritious! A) Assumptive adverb opener. B) Adverb intensifier. C) Punch words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb intensifier. 2. "Using wind power to solve global warming is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken arm and expecting it to heal" . A) Appeal to the hip pocket. B) Appealing to the environment. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 3. What is this technique? This solution will change your life. Don't hesitate. Start today!" A) Emotive language. B) Repetition. C) Rhetorical question. D) Direct address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct address. 4. Smart business owners use persuasion to lead the audience toward not just buying a new product, another intention can be? A) To get a new idea. B) To get an old product. C) To get the idea of living a new lifestyle with a product or service. D) To promote a product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get the idea of living a new lifestyle with a product or service. 5. This persuasive technique is used to make you feel left out if you don't join the group. A) Prestige/Snob Appeal/Plain Folks. B) Testimonials. C) Bandwagon. D) Appeal to the Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 6. Prepare to be blown away. A) Assumptive adverb opener. B) Adverb intensifier. C) Punch words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punch words. 7. Testimonial A) Putting down another brand, product, or candidate. Also known as "negative advertising" or "attack ads" . B) The use of a celebrity or expert to influence the buyer. C) The use of regular, everyday people with whom the viewer can identify. D) Making buyers feel that use of the product will make them popular, one of the crowd, and "fit in.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of a celebrity or expert to influence the buyer. 8. The easiest way to earn millions! A) Assumptive adverb opener. B) Adverb intensifier. C) Punch words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punch words. 9. Identify a sentence that demonstrates pathos. A) "As she held the tattered photograph of her late mother, tears streamed down her face, reminding her of the love and warmth that was now forever lost.". B) The cat sat quietly on the windowsill, watching the birds outside. C) He quickly finished his homework before dinner. D) The sun set beautifully over the horizon, painting the sky in vibrant colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "As she held the tattered photograph of her late mother, tears streamed down her face, reminding her of the love and warmth that was now forever lost.". 10. How does the use of ethos strengthen an argument? A) The use of ethos strengthens an argument by enhancing the speaker's credibility, which increases the audience's trust and acceptance of the argument. B) It relies solely on emotional appeal to persuade the audience. C) It focuses on the logical structure of the argument without considering credibility. D) It uses statistics and data to support the argument without personal trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of ethos strengthens an argument by enhancing the speaker's credibility, which increases the audience's trust and acceptance of the argument. 11. "Worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum" . This is A) An allusion. B) A metaphor. C) An analogy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An analogy. 12. Give me liberty, or give me death! Patrick Henry A) Adjective. B) Loaded words. C) Alliteration. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loaded words. 13. 'It's just not fair!'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Praise. B) Evidence. C) Alliteration. D) An appeal to emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An appeal to emotion. 14. What is Snob Appeal? A) A marketing strategy that targets wealthy individuals. B) The suggestion that using a product will elevate the user's social status. C) A technique to promote products through celebrity endorsements. D) A method of advertising that focuses on low prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The suggestion that using a product will elevate the user's social status. 15. What is the persuasive technique called when a speaker uses facts and statistics to support their argument? A) Logical Appeal. B) Emotional Appeal. C) Bandwagon. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical Appeal. 16. Using a lot of adjectives that increase positive or negative emotions. Is a definition of ..... A) Rule of three. B) Emotive adjectives. C) Statistics and numbers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive adjectives. 17. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. A) Exaggeration. B) Emotive words. C) Repetition. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 18. "You should definitely get help with your debt, & I say that as somebody with over 30 years experience of debt counseling." Is this argument using ethos, pathos, or logos? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. Don't you want your family to be safe? Buy our alarm system and have piece of mind! A) Bandwagon Appeal. B) Emotional Appeal. C) Appeal to Vanity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional Appeal. 20. Which two techniques add emphasis to sounds of words or important points in order to make it more memorable. A) Symbolism & metaphor. B) Simile & puns. C) Irony & sarcasm. D) Alliteration & assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration & assonance. 21. How would you feel is you had 2 hours of homework every night? A) Emotive Language. B) Personal Pronouns. C) Rhetorical questions. D) Clusters of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical questions. 22. Statistics and figures A) A personal view point often presented as a fact. B) Exaggerated language used for effect. C) Factual data used in a persuasive way. D) Three points to support an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factual data used in a persuasive way. 23. Which sentence uses a FACT? A) Dogs are the best animals in the world!. B) Studies show that exercise helps people stay healthy. C) Everyone knows pizza is the tastiest food. D) Imagine a world without music!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studies show that exercise helps people stay healthy. 24. A statement that makes things seem less that they actually are ..... A) Overstatement. B) Nostalgia. C) Understatement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understatement. 25. What is an example of ethos? 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: 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. 26. What are reasons and evidence that back up the claim called? A) Argument. B) Support. C) Example. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support. 27. "Redefine luxury your way. Drive a Rolls Royce." A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Plain Folks. E) Snob Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Snob Appeal. 28. Persuasive Technique:Hyperbole A) An understatement. B) A type of metaphor. C) An over-exaggeration. D) Repeating phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An over-exaggeration. 29. Persuasive Technique:Repetition A) A jingle or slogan. B) Repeating a word or main idea multiple time to make sure the reader understands. C) Anything that happens more than once. D) An appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeating a word or main idea multiple time to make sure the reader understands. 30. Using true statements to convince the reader. Is a definition of ..... A) Inclusive language. B) Anecdote. C) Facts. D) None of the above. 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