This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term describes the presentation of only one side of an issue to subjectively influence an audience? A) Bias. B) Assertion. C) Generalization. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 2. The suggestion that purchasing this product shows your love of your country. A) Transfer. B) Avante Garde. C) Patriotism. D) Magic Ingredients. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patriotism. 3. What is the effect of using irony in writing? A) To create humor and emphasize an implied meaning. B) To confuse the reader. C) To provide factual information. D) To bore the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create humor and emphasize an implied meaning. 4. 'We need to do something to address this issue!'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Inclusive language. B) Evidence. C) Rhetorical question. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusive language. 5. Relax and enjoy the music while eating. A) Imperatives. B) Repetition. C) Generalization. D) Clusters of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperatives. 6. With this technique, a writer may describe a situation in forceful, overblown language in order to make the issue seem more important or urgent than it may otherwise be. Also known as hyperbole! A) Exaggeration. B) Rule of 3. C) Rhetorical question. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggeration. 7. 'If I don't get my free burger, I will literally explode!'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Alliteration. B) Attack. C) Logic and reason. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggeration. 8. What is the definition for Appeal to Pity, Fear, or Vanity? 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: A) Uses strong feelings rather than facts to persuade. 9. We all like to eat pizza, don't we? Is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Anecdote. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 10. "If you don't purchase this life insurance, and something happens to you, how will your family survive?" Is this argument using ethos, pathos, or logos? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 11. "Be where the action is. Shop at hangout mall!" A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Plain Folks. E) Snob Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 12. What is the primary purpose of FDR's "Day of Infamy" speech? A) To inform the public about the details of the attack on Pearl Harbor. B) To persuade Congress to declare war on Japan. C) To entertain the audience with a dramatic retelling of events. D) To apologize for the lack of preparedness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To persuade Congress to declare war on Japan. 13. Loaded language are words with strong bad or good associations (think inexpensive vs. cheap). What is the effect of using loaded language in a text? A) To make the text more official. B) To encourage logical thinking. C) To simplify complex concepts. D) To trigger the reader's feelings about a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To trigger the reader's feelings about a subject. 14. Identify the persuasive technique:"2 out of 3 English students pass their exams with a grade 5 or above!" A) Statistics. B) Opinion. C) Emotive language. D) Rule of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistics. 15. "What would you do if all your things were lost in a fire? Get the Save-All fireproof safe to protect your valuables." A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Plain Folks. E) Snob Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotional Appeal. 16. The purpose of "position the reader" is: A) Feeling sympathy for one another. B) Giving objects human characters. C) What the writer wants the reader to think or feel about the article that is given. D) Where the reader is sitting when they read the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What the writer wants the reader to think or feel about the article that is given. 17. What is the purpose of using alliteration in writing? A) To create humor. B) To confuse the reader. C) To emphasize a point and create a rhythmic effect. D) To provide statistical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize a point and create a rhythmic effect. 18. If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Call to Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 19. When a seller want to persuade, he can offer more about the product, what type of strategie is it? A) Snob appeal. B) Bandwagon. C) Bribery. D) Patriotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bribery. 20. 'We all need to be accountable for the damage this causes to the planet'-What persuasive technique has been used here? A) Praise. B) Rhetorical question. C) Inclusive language. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive language. 21. Appeals to audience because the speaker appears trustworthy. This appeal is Greek for "character" ..... A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 22. Realax and enjoy the heat of summer A) Rhetorical. B) Personal Pronouns. C) Emotive Words. D) Imperatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperatives. 23. An example of metonymy is (the name of one object is replaced by one closely associated with it): A) We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields.". B) I must have asked you a million times to clean your room!. C) If we had some wheels (whole vehicle), I'd put on my beast threads and ask for Jane's hand (whole person). D) The White House declared that . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The White House declared that . 24. How is an attack persuasive? A) Uses compliments. B) Uses insults. C) Supports the other side. D) Puts down the other side. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uses insults. 25. When writing a persuasive essay you need to include a claim and A) Counterclaim, statistics, ethics. B) Support, counterclaim, and assumptions. C) Ethics, logic, and emotion. D) A conclusion. 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