This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On page 941 what persuasive technique is used int he advertisement? A) Bandwagon. B) Emotional appeal. C) Scare tactic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scare tactic. 2. In persuasive essays, emotional appeals are used to ..... A) Evoke emotions and connect with the reader on a personal level. B) Provide logical arguments and evidence to support the thesis. C) Use humor and sarcasm to engage the reader. D) Present factual information and statistics to convince the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evoke emotions and connect with the reader on a personal level. 3. The purpose of repetition is to: A) Emphasise a key word or main point. B) Support the argument with evidence. C) Make the reader feel included. D) Make the reader feel emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasise a key word or main point. 4. "Is everyone faster than you on the (basketball) court? Our shoes can help." A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Plain Folks. E) Snob Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotional Appeal. 5. Folgers-the world's best coffee. A) Assertion. B) Pronouns. C) Loaded words. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertion. 6. "Everyone has children. Therefore, everyone needs to think about the schooling of his or her children." 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. 7. "their poor policies" is an example of A) Inclusive language. B) Exclusive language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclusive language. 8. A persuasive strategy is pathos, What is the intention of use the strategy? A) To persuade someone when is sad. B) Cause smiles in the audience. C) To use negative emotions. D) It will attempt to evoke an emotional response in the consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It will attempt to evoke an emotional response in the consumer. 9. Buy this product because everyone else is! You don't want to be left out! A) Bandwagon Appeal. B) Slogan. C) Overgeneralization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon Appeal. 10. Identify the persuasive technique:"The snow is a white blanket." A) Simile. B) Emotive language. C) Metaphor. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 11. If an advertisement attempts to persuade viewers by playing on emotions, values, and/or promotes an appealing lifestyle, the technique being used is ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 12. There was a little girl named Maya who lived in a small village in Tanzania where clean drinking water was scarce. Every day, Maya had to walk for miles just to fetch water for her family. Can you imagine how different her life would be if everyone had access to clean water right in their homes? A) Storytelling. B) Ethos. C) Repetition. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storytelling. 13. A in AFOREST is for? A) Anecdote. B) Alliteration. C) Alligator. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 14. Choice of words that appear friendly A) Formal language. B) Exclusive language. C) Colloquial language. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquial language. 15. A writer who uses persuasion attempts to: A) Teach you how to make or do something. B) Influence you to do or believe something. C) Inform you about historic or current events. D) Tell a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence you to do or believe something. 16. ..... a position on a problem and support it with reason and evidence. A) Argument/Proposition. B) Support. C) Bandwagon. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument/Proposition. 17. Her brain is the size of a pea ..... is an example of? A) Emotive Language. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 18. Which of the following is NOT one of the persuasive techniques that we have looked at in this unit? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Gnosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gnosis. 19. "Kibbles and bits, and bits and bits." A) Slogan. B) Card stacking. C) Repetition. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 20. These animals don't have a voice, so let's speak up for them! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotive language. 21. "Citizenship was tossed around like confetti." This is A) A metaphor. B) A simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A simile. 22. What distinguishes appeal to reason from other persuasive techniques? A) It solely relies on anecdotal evidence. B) It avoids using any emotional language. C) It focuses on presenting logical arguments and evidence. D) It emphasizes the authority of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It focuses on presenting logical arguments and evidence. 23. This persuasive technique will give you evidence and statistics you need to understand what the product does. This is an example of the use of ..... A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Silos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 24. How can pathos influence a reader's decision? A) Pathos has no effect on a reader's decision. B) Pathos is irrelevant in persuasive writing. C) Pathos only appeals to logic and reason. D) Pathos influences a reader's decision by evoking emotions that align them with the author's perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos influences a reader's decision by evoking emotions that align them with the author's perspective. 25. A type of persuasive technique that repeats a word or symbol for effect. A) Repetition. B) Plain Folks. C) Endorsement. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Techniques Quiz 1Persuasive Techniques Quiz 3Persuasive Techniques Quiz 4Persuasive Techniques Quiz 5Persuasive Techniques Quiz 6Persuasive Techniques Quiz 7Persuasive Techniques Quiz 8Persuasive Techniques Quiz 9Persuasive Techniques Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books