This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of persuasive technique is being used?Because two of the girls on the basketball team are tall, you can conclude that all basketball players are tall. A) Statistics. B) Generalization. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalization. 2. When authors saying something is the best or most amazing, they are using: A) Exaggeration. B) Word choice. C) Contradictory statement. D) Misleading statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggeration. 3. Having both male and female influences in a child's upbringing is extremely important. This is why traditional families raise more well-adjusted children. A) Appeal to common sense. B) Appeal to Justice. C) Appeal to sense of fairness. D) Appeal to family values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to family values. 4. Facts in persuasive writing should be based on opinions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. An error in reasoning that makes an argument invalid A) Logical Fallacy. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical Fallacy. 6. Identify the persuasive technique:'It is freedom we want, it is freedom we need, it is freedom we will get.' A) Repetition. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 7. "Cigarette smoke contains over 4, 800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. So why start smoking?" Is this argument using ethos, pathos, or logos? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. We are writing a persuasive letter to Representative Mike Bost in order to ..... A) Advocate in favor of funding CHIP. B) Advocate against funding CHIP. C) Try to get free CHIPs and salsa. D) Fix our chipped teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advocate in favor of funding CHIP. 9. What is an Ad hominem? A) Attempts to discredit an idea by attacking the person's character rather than his or her argument. B) Makes a broad statement about people on the basis of their gender, ethnicity, race, or political, social, professional, or religious group. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attempts to discredit an idea by attacking the person's character rather than his or her argument. 10. "We all have a role to play to conserve our precious resources." This is an example of A) Inclusive language. B) Exclusive language. C) Sarcasm. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusive language. 11. Rule of Three is A) When groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable. B) The power of the mind to think and form judgments logically; it is used to appeal to the rationality of an audience. C) The reoccurrence of certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable. D) The establishment of authority and reliability, and is used to gain the confidence and trust of the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable. 12. When we do our research, we need to write down bibliographic information (author, title, publisher, etc.) because ..... A) Then we know where our information came from. B) We need it for our citations. C) We have to give credit to the original source. D) All 3 answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All 3 answers are true. 13. 'Are we going to accept that we can't change our behaviour?'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Praise. B) Alliteration. C) Evidence. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical question. 14. 'In Iraq 50, 538 deaths have been caused by terrorism since 2000.' This is an example of: A) Appeal to hip pocket. B) Appeal to tradition and custom. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 15. When you offer a prediction about how things could be in the future. A) Repetition. B) Inclusive Language. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Hypothetical Scenario. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothetical Scenario. 16. Our food is healthy, fresh, and delicious. A) List of three. B) Attacks. C) Repetition. D) Rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) List of three. 17. It makes sense that we do this because it's on the way to our destination. A) Logical argument. B) Appeal to emotions or values. C) Inclusive language. D) Evaluative vocab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical argument. 18. Use of a mocking tone to convey contempt ..... A) Rhetorical Question. B) Emotive Language. C) Hyperbole. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarcasm. 19. If you want to make a product look good you should create an advertisement with which kind of bias? A) Positive. B) Neutral. C) Negative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 20. Comparing two things in order to make a point is a A) Metaphor. B) Analogy. C) Exaggeration. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 21. When you use the claim you are trying to make as proof of that claim, you are using circular reasoning. Which of these do you think does this? A) Prius is a great car because it is well made, safe, and gets good gas mileage. B) The mayor wants a mall in our town for more money. The fact that he wants this mall is proof that he is greedy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mayor wants a mall in our town for more money. The fact that he wants this mall is proof that he is greedy. 22. Which is an example of pathos? 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: A) When I was a young girl, I was told I could never be in politics. Now, I am Governor. 23. Which of the following uses persuasive skills? A) A set of rules. B) A trailer of a movie. C) A novel. D) A birthday card. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A trailer of a movie. 24. Snarl Words are an example of ..... A) Loaded Language. B) Ethical Appeals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 25. What is persuasive writing? A) Writing in which the author tells a story. B) Arguments used to convince someone to believe a particular point of view. C) Informing an audience about a topic. D) The series of events in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arguments used to convince someone to believe a particular point of view. ← 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