This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of 'Glittering Generalities' in advertising? A) A product described as 'the best in the world' without evidence. B) A commercial showing a celebrity using a product. C) An ad that uses statistics to prove effectiveness. D) A campaign that highlights the scarcity of a product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A product described as 'the best in the world' without evidence. 2. What claim does the author make in Violence and Video Games on page 947? A) The author feels there is no problem with Video Games. B) The author feels there is no problem with video games. C) The author feels there can be side effects to playing video games. D) None above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author feels there can be side effects to playing video games. 3. On The Office, if Ryan the Temp ever endorsed anything, or thought something was cool, so did Michael. This demonstrates ..... A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 4. The following is an example of what technique: "As an Australian, I think that everyone should have a fair go." A) Metaphor. B) Appeal. C) Subjective. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal. 5. Using emotion to persuade your audience. The Greek word for "suffering" or "experience" ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 6. Who is the audience A) The person telling the story. B) The people who the author wrote for. C) The author. D) Someone on the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people who the author wrote for. 7. Which is an example of stereotyping? A) "All musicians think the same way.". B) "My opponent cannot be trusted:Elect him, and city violence will surely increase.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "All musicians think the same way.". 8. What does the term 'concession' mean in persuasive writing? A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. B) Discrediting the opposition. C) Ignoring the opposition's arguments. D) Attacking the opposition personally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acknowledging the opposition's main idea. 9. The persuasive technique that taps in to people's desire to belong to a group is called? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Appeal to Fear. D) Appeal to Vanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 10. 'Nine out of ten Dentists agree that Crest is better than any other brand'. This is an example of which type of persuasive technique in advertising? A) Logos. B) Silos. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 11. What is the main function of using inclusive language? A) To directly address the reader. B) To create ambiguity. C) To use formal language. D) To exclude the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To directly address the reader. 12. How does FDR use the technique of parallelism in his "Day of Infamy" speech? A) By repeating the same word at the beginning of successive clauses. B) By listing the various locations that were attacked in a similar structure. C) By exaggerating the effects of the attack. D) By asking a series of rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By listing the various locations that were attacked in a similar structure. 13. What type of strategie es the suggestion that you become a winner? A) Patriotism. B) Bandwagon. C) Weasel words. D) Avante Garde. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 14. What is the purpose of using emotional appeals in persuasive communication? A) To evoke feelings and emotions in the audience and influence their decision-making process. B) To bore the audience and make them lose interest in the topic. C) To anger the audience and make them resistant to the message. D) To confuse the audience and make them unsure of their decision-making process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To evoke feelings and emotions in the audience and influence their decision-making process. 15. Famous NBA basket baller, LeBron James, endorses Nike sneakers. What type of persuasive technique is used here? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Silos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 16. Writer/speaker uses logic, facts, statistics to persuade. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Ithos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logos. 17. Every single minute, 13, 500 trees are being chopped down. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 18. The persuasive technique of ..... is seen in The Office when Dwight states "Those mushrooms are poisonous, Michael!" A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 19. What is the effect of a rhetorical question in writing? A) To provide a clear answer to the reader. B) To provoke thought or to make a point rather than to get an answer. C) To confuse the reader with complex questions. D) To introduce a new topic in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provoke thought or to make a point rather than to get an answer. 20. The deliberate use of strong emotive words to play on readers feelings. Language that carries strong emotions. A) Emotive Language. B) Repetition. C) Inclusive language. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive Language. 21. A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance is an A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Metaphor. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 22. The association is to associate a product or company with a famous? A) Person. B) Animal. C) Fruit. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person. 23. Parallelism is the repetition of similar words, phrases, sentences, or grammatical structure. What does parallelism in writing achieve? A) It provides answers to questions. B) It introduces new ideas. C) It makes the text shorter. D) It emphasizes the author's point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It emphasizes the author's point. 24. What is the following statement an example of: "I think we all know what's going on here." A) Irony. B) Inclusive language. C) Exclusive language. D) Second person narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusive language. 25. What technique is described here?The use of humour, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people's views or vices. A) Sarcasm. B) Parody. C) Exaggeration. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satire. 26. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical device used by FDR in his "Day of Infamy" speech? A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 27. TRUE or FALSE:Being able to identify emotional appeals will keep you from being easily influenced by them. This is especially important when an appeal is being used to disguise faulty logic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. This type of support uses facts and reasonable evidence. A) Emotional Appeal. B) Logical Appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical Appeal. 29. Which advertisement technique scares people into buying the product A) Fear. B) Patriotism. C) Ideal Life. D) Celebrities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear. 30. "Just eat and don't complain. Children in Africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food, " is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Authority. B) Logic. C) Emotion. D) None of the above. 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