This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which persuasive technique is this?95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework. A) Hyperbole. B) Statistics. C) Emotive Language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 2. What does CHIP stand for? A) Children Health Insurance Program. B) Computer Heads' Interesting Procedures. C) Nothing bro, just have it with salsa y'all!. D) Computations Have Insured Provisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children Health Insurance Program. 3. Every coin earned through hard labor shines brighter than one found easily. Doesn't this tell us something about the value of hard work? (Identify the technique used in the question) A) A) Ethos. B) B) Pathos. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Pathos. 4. A type of persuasive technique that asks the viewer a question where the viewer already knows the answer. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Repetition. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 5. Which of these is another word for happy? A) Gloomy. B) Exhausted. C) Delighted. D) Desperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delighted. 6. The use of celebrities, satisfied customers and respected people to endorse a product or service. A) Name Calling. B) Testimonials. C) Transfer. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonials. 7. What is direct address in persuasive writing? A) Speaking directly to the reader using words like "you" and "your". B) Addressing a historical event. C) Using complex vocabulary. D) Writing in the third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking directly to the reader using words like "you" and "your". 8. A way of saying something so that it seems better than it actually is. A) Stereotyping. B) Ad Hominem. C) Exaggeration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeration. 9. Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of Susan B. Anthony's speech? A) To convince women to study the Constitution more closely. B) To argue that the Constitution justifies women's suffrage. C) To criticize the framers of the Constitution for not including women. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To argue that the Constitution justifies women's suffrage. 10. When authors provide evidence that contradicts itself, they are using this type of persuasive technique: A) Misleading statement. B) Exaggerated statement. C) Parallel statement. D) Contradictory statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contradictory statement. 11. A persuasive technique were words, phrases or ideas are repeated A) Emotive language. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 12. After a long day, our refreshing lemonade is like a taste of heaven. A) Figurative language. B) Evidence. C) Connotation. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 13. An over the top statement that isn't necessarily true. Is a definition of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Appeal to logic. C) Statistics and numbers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 14. The technique where you are directly attacking or insulting views which oppose your own can weaken them and make them seem less than yours. A) Juxtaposition. B) Comparison. C) Irony. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attack. 15. What does the term "connotation" refer to in the context of word choice by authors? A) The dictionary definition of a word. B) The emotional meaning associated with a word. C) The grammatical usage of a word. D) The historical origin of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional meaning associated with a word. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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.". 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. '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. 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