This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The reoccurrence of certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable A) Rhetorical Questions. B) Assertion. C) Attacks. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 2. Statements which are voiced as questions but are not expected to be answered; they are used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions A) Loaded Words. B) Rhetorical Questions. C) Jargon. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Questions. 3. What is audience? A) The person writing the article. B) The person reading the article. C) The people mentioned in the article. D) The pictures in the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The person reading the article. 4. A series of THREE parallel words, phrases, or clauses. It's a simple enough structure, yet potentially a powerful one. A) Anaphora. B) Repetition. C) Triangle. D) Tricolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tricolon. 5. When you talk about facts, statistics or expert opinions A) Jargon. B) Evidence. C) Tone. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 6. Presenting information to make a product appear better than it is ..... A) Glittering generalites. B) Card stacking. C) Testimonial. D) Emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Card stacking. 7. A claim that cannot be proved but leads the reader to infer that it is true for most people. A) Generalization. B) Testimonial. C) Faulty Reasoning. D) Emotional Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalization. 8. Logos relies solely on the speaker's reputation to persuade the audience. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. "Pathos" can evoke emotional responses such as: A) Happiness and anger. B) Happiness and fear. C) Happiness and fatigue. D) Fear and anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiness and fear. 10. Jumping like jolly jellybeans is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Inclusive Language. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 11. The thesis statement is usually comes: A) In the body of your essay. B) In the introduction of your essay. C) At the beginning of your essay as the hook. D) Comes near the end of your introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comes near the end of your introduction. 12. 'The prime minister has no idea what he is talking about and should shut up!'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Exaggeration. B) Attack. C) Reason and logic. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attack. 13. Deforestation is destroying animals' habitats:their homes are being destroyed! A) Rhetorical question. B) Emotive language. C) Similie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive language. 14. So if you were waiting for the perfect time to seize this opportunity, the time is now. Send for your free issue today. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Call to Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call to Action. 15. What is the definition for Loaded Language? A) Uses strong feelings rather than facts to persuade. B) Relies on endorsements from well-known people or satisfied customers. C) Uses words with strongly positive or negative connotations. D) Suggests that a person should believe or do something because "everyone else" does it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses words with strongly positive or negative connotations. 16. What does Bribery refer to in persuasive techniques? A) Offering something extra to persuade someone to take action or make a decision. B) A technique to convince someone through logical reasoning. C) Using emotional appeals to sway someone's opinion. D) Threatening someone to achieve a desired outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offering something extra to persuade someone to take action or make a decision. 17. Makes you consider saving/spending money A) Appeal to family values. B) Attack. C) Appeal to hip pocket nerve. D) Appeal to justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to hip pocket nerve. 18. A logical argument to persuade the reader through common sense and factual ideas. A) Hyperbole. B) Emotive verbs. C) Appeal to logic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to logic. 19. ..... a claim based on information that is incorrect, or simply does not make sense. A) Faulty reasoning. B) Argument. C) Claim. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faulty reasoning. 20. Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using an expert on a topic to give your cause credibility" ? A) Authority. B) Logic. C) Emotion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authority. 21. Choose the persuasive technique that fits this example:A famous social media influencer uses "MUDD" to cleanse the skin and reduce the appearance of acne, and this influencer encourages others to use it because it's been a "gamechanger" for his/her skin. A) Glittering generalities. B) Plainfolk. C) Testimonial. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testimonial. 22. Never give up. Never give in. Never. A) Repetition. B) Loaded words. C) List of three. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 23. Identify the sentence that uses the propaganda technique of 'glittering generalities'. A) This toothpaste is recommended by 9 out of 10 dentists. B) Join the millions who have switched to our service!. C) Our product is the best choice for a brighter future. D) Limited time offer:Buy one, get one free!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our product is the best choice for a brighter future. 24. The statement "you are not really an American if you are vegetarian" is an example of which fallacy? A) Mudslinging. B) No true Scotsman. C) Bandwagon. D) Glittering generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No true Scotsman. 25. A ..... appeal seeks to convince you to do something because everyone else does A) Statistical. B) Bandwagon. C) Celebrity. D) Glittering generality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 26. 'The prime minister is a great guy and we should listen to him!'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Praise. B) Attack. C) Rhetorical question. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Praise. 27. An advertisement that uses this will try to get you to see an idea as the right thing to do. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 28. What does the "Logical Appeal" persuasive technique use to convince the audience? A) Celebrity endorsements. B) Emotional stories. C) Facts and statistics. D) Popular opinionsTags7.3.a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts and statistics. 29. The following uses which of the persuasive methods? Nobody wants children to die from incurable diseases. But the truth is, it happens every day. Think of how many lives could be saved if we helped to fund more research. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 30. What is the persuasive strategie that use a miraculous discovery as strategie? A) Bandwagon. B) Transfer. C) Magic ingredients. D) Palin folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magic ingredients. ← 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