This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Try our new and improved moisturizing cream. A) Adjectives. B) Alliteration. C) List of three. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 2. Appeal to celebrity or authority is ..... A) An appeal to logic. B) Substituting words or phrases with softer, "nicer" ones to create a more positive response or to mislead intentionally. C) Using well-known personalities to endorse a person, group, or cause. D) Describing words, often used to make the reader feel a particular way about an issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using well-known personalities to endorse a person, group, or cause. 3. '70% of people who quit smoking have an increased appetite for 10 week' is an example of ..... A) Emotive Language. B) Expert Opinion. C) Statistics. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 4. A statement that can be proven to be true. A) Fact. B) Opinion. C) Sentimental Appeal. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fact. 5. 'Business can bounce back' is an example of: A) Appeal to fear. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole and exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 6. 89% of koalas are at risk of malnutrition. 458 koalas were recently moved to a new location. Is an example of ..... A) Rule of three. B) Statistics and numbers. C) Appeal to emotion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics and numbers. 7. Which persuasive technique is this?By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. A) Repetition. B) Fact. C) Anecdote. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 8. "Meet Stephen. His entire life was ruined by identity theft-because he did not use our identity protection software. Will you make the same mistake?" This type of appeal is A) Pity. B) Vanity. C) Fear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear. 9. "Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free."This is an example of ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Prospectos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 10. Persuasive Technique:Slogan A) A type of transfer. B) Supported by reason. C) Supported by emotion. D) A short, catchy phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A short, catchy phrase. 11. Jargon is often used in writing to do what? A) Simplify concepts for a general audience. B) Confuse the reader intentionally. C) Convey a sense of expertise and knowledge. D) Provide entertainment through complex wordplay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convey a sense of expertise and knowledge. 12. An ..... is a short, funny, or interesting story that relates to the bigger story. A) Metaphor. B) Anecdote. C) Author's craft. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 13. Identify the Persuasive Technique "g'day", "She'll be right", "arvo" & "bloke" A) Pun. B) Emotive language. C) Appeal to patriotism. D) Colloquial language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquial language. 14. Using questions that don't need an answer to get the audience to think. A) Emotive Language. B) Rhetorical Questions. C) Criticise other's views. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Questions. 15. 'You could feel the electricity in the air as the protest surged forward, driven by pure hatred and animosity towards the crimes committed'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Reason and logic. B) Rhetorical question. C) Evidence. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotive language. 16. When a famous person shows their support for a product or media campaign, it is called ..... A) Endorsement. B) Empowerment. C) Encouragement. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endorsement. 17. Which of these is not a characteristic of "Ethos" ? A) An appeal to credibility or character. B) Ethos will try to convince you that the company is more reliable. C) Ethos will try to convince you that the company is dishonest. D) Ethos often involves statistics from reliable experts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos will try to convince you that the company is dishonest. 18. A claim that a listener should accept an argument because of how many other people have already accepted it-everyone is doing it. A) Snob appeal. B) Bandwagon appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon appeal. 19. ..... is a writer's position on a problem or an issue. A) Support. B) Argument. C) Claim. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 20. Reread lines 19-24 does the author provide enough evidence to support her claim? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Rhetorical questions are questions asked to make a point, rather than get an answer. What are rhetorical questions used for in persuasive texts? A) To require an answer from the reader. B) To make the text more humorous. C) To make the reader think about the issue from the author's point of view. D) To provide direct information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make the reader think about the issue from the author's point of view. 22. Ethical appeal; convince the audience of character or credibility, prove worth listening to A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 23. "An advertisement using ..... will give you the evidence and statistics you need to fully understand what the product does." The sentence refers to: A) Strategies. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 24. To demonstrate a point of the argument. A) Example. B) Testimonial. C) Fact. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example. 25. Speaker/Writer Trust A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 26. An ad that uses numbers, studies, or verifiable information utilizes: A) Repetition. B) Fear Mongering. C) Facts and Statistics. D) Expert Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts and Statistics. 27. 'Angry people ate all the donuts'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Statistics. B) Alliteration. C) Emotive language. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 28. The suggestion that you should join the crowd or be on the winning side by using a product A) Bribery. B) Bandwagon. C) Plain Folks. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 29. Identify the persuasive technique used in the following sentence."Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment." A) Appeal to emotion. B) Appeal to authority. C) Appeal to reason. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to authority. 30. Euphemisms are ..... A) Using well-known personalities to endorse a person, group, or cause. B) Negative names are used for the "enemy" or opposition. C) Substituting words or phrases with softer, "nicer" ones to create a more positive response. D) Claiming that an audience should do something because everyone else is doing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Substituting words or phrases with softer, "nicer" ones to create a more positive response. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Techniques Quiz 1Persuasive Techniques Quiz 2Persuasive Techniques Quiz 3Persuasive Techniques Quiz 4Persuasive Techniques Quiz 5Persuasive Techniques Quiz 6Persuasive Techniques Quiz 7Persuasive Techniques Quiz 8Persuasive Techniques Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books