This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Blaming others for something you did wrong or blaming a group of individuals for something they are not actually responsible for ..... A) Bandwagon Technique. B) Card Stacking. C) Scapegoating. D) Fear Mongering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapegoating. 2. "As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense."Which rhetorical appeal is supported by the quote listed? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 3. What type of evidence involves statistical data? A) Qualitative evidence. B) Quantitative evidence. C) Anecdotal evidence. D) Theoretical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative evidence. 4. What is rhetorical technique that appeals to our desire to belong to a group? A) Stereotype. B) Bandwagon. C) Emotional appeal. D) Faulty cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 5. The audience hears the same words/phrase with the goal to build memory. A) Repetition. B) Rule of 3. C) Alliteration. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 6. Identify the technique of Inclusive Language? A) 'We all know that '. B) 'Our members have been doing their part to raise money for our club'. C) 'Our neighbourhood should be safe for our children'. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 8. What persuasive technique means 'a writer's position on a problem or an issue'? A) Claim. B) Support. C) Faulty Reasoning. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 9. An appeal to logic or reason. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 10. Tiger Woods says, "Buy if from Nike." A) Testimonial. B) Glittering generalities. C) Bandwagon. D) Emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 11. To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are. A) Exaggeration. B) Group of Three. C) Repetition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggeration. 12. Pathos, known as an emotional appeal, when successful, is supposed to ..... A) Give us a desire to belong. B) Falsely claim that x=y. C) Always make you feel compassion. D) Evoke a strong feeling or emotional response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evoke a strong feeling or emotional response. 13. "Don't act like a Romeo in front of her" is an A) Allusion. B) Generalisation. C) Exaggeration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 14. "Everyone else is doing it, you should too!" A) Red herring. B) Stereotyping. C) Ad nauseum. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 15. The repetition of word or phrase at End of sentences or paragraphs. A) Apostrophe. B) Ethos. C) Alliterative Couplet. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epistrophe. 16. Repetition is ..... A) Saying something over and over again for effect. B) Is a persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers so that the majority could agree with the argument of the writer. C) A question asked to make a point rather than to be answered. D) The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saying something over and over again for effect. 17. What is the purpose of using repetition (anaphora) in writing? A) To confuse the reader. B) To create a sense of chaos in the text. C) To emphasize and express a point. D) To introduce new ideas in each sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize and express a point. 18. The repetition of conjunctions ("and" "or") in close succession for rhetorical effect (Bring you notebook and your pen and your binder and your markers and your text.) A) Polysyndeton. B) Asyndeton. C) Anaphora. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polysyndeton. 19. Other sunscreens can not live up to our standards. A) Attack. B) Repetition. C) Generalization. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attack. 20. An appeal to credibility or character. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 21. "TuffTreads are the tires used by racing champion Susan Hu! Shouldn't they be yours, too?" This is an example of which type of appeal? A) Loyalty. B) Authority. C) Bandwagon. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authority. 22. What is the function of synthetic personalization in writing? A) To address mass audiences as individuals. B) To provide factual information. C) To create emotional appeal. D) To use formal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To address mass audiences as individuals. 23. Education is the key to success. Education opens doors. Education empowers us. Let's unlock our potential through education! A) Logos. B) Repetition. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 24. What is the main focus of logical reasoning in argumentative writing? A) To provide evidence and reasoning to support a claim or position. B) To summarize the opposing arguments without providing evidence. C) To present emotional appeals and personal anecdotes. D) To use logical fallacies to manipulate the reader's emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide evidence and reasoning to support a claim or position. 25. Two OPPOSITE ideas are put together in a sentence for achieving a CONTRASTING effect. A) Antithesis. B) Pathos. C) Asyndeton. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. ← 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