This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Make the consumer feel like if they buy the product they will be part of an elite or exclusive group-be better than everyone else. A) Snob appeal. B) Ethical appeal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snob appeal. 2. What technique is described here?A statement or view that makes a claim about a group and ignores specific differences about members within the group. A) Generalisation. B) Stereotypes. C) Harmful language. D) Racist remarks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalisation. 3. "You don't want to miss out on this new product that everyone is getting!" What persuasive technique is this ad using? A) Emotional Appeal. B) Testimonial. C) Bandwagon. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 4. What technique is used here? "Almost nothing was more annoying than having our wasted time wasted on something not worth wasting it on." A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Repetition. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 5. What technique is described here?Simplification of an issue into if 'A' exists then 'B' will inevitably follow. For example, if guns are legal then mass murders will increase A) Obvious statement. B) Generalisation. C) Opinion. D) Cause and Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause and Effect. 6. Post-processing makes the photo more ..... A) Illustrated. B) Appealing. C) Ugly. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appealing. 7. As a doctor, I support this treatment. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 8. Opinion is ..... A) A personal idea or preference. B) Using mostly emotion to convince someone of something. C) Using evidence and reasoning to convince someone of something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A personal idea or preference. 9. Read the following excerpt from a student's persuasive essay and identify the TWO types of persuasive techniques used. A) Bandwagon and ethos. B) Logos and pathos. C) Bandwagon and Plain Folks. D) Repetition and Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon and ethos. 10. Which of the following techniques are being used here: "Social media is the key to your child's future and throwing away the key is not the answer." A) Call to action. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. Which technique involves persuading people by suggesting that everyone else is doing it? A) Bandwagon. B) Name Calling. C) Emotional Appeal. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 12. Ethos is an appeal to credibility and character. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following is the persuasive technique that uses a celebrity, an expert, or a happy customer to "testify" about a product or a claim? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Appeal to Fear. D) Appeal to Vanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonial. 14. What are commands? A) The use of an imperative verb (donate, join, buy). B) Repeating the same words, phrases or ideas several times in your writing (eg. Three sentences in a row or at the start and end). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of an imperative verb (donate, join, buy). 15. "Every day, hundreds of bunnies like this one are put in cages and forced to test makeup and other products. We need to stop this." This type of appeal is A) Pity. B) Vanity. C) Fear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pity. 16. A belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. A) Stereotyping. B) Ad Hominem. C) Exaggeration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotyping. 17. "The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces." This quote best supports which type of rhetorical appeal? A) ETHOS. B) PATHOS. C) LOGOS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LOGOS. 18. Why people feel good with a successful advertisement? A) Because it creates a positive thinking. B) Cause it is incredible. C) Because it creates a desire in viewers, listeners or readers. D) Because it creates a technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it creates a desire in viewers, listeners or readers. 19. This technique is one in which the answer is so obvious it is not required. For example:should all people who play football be treated as better than everyone else? A) Rhetorical question. B) Exaggeration. C) Emphasis. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 20. Anecdotes are: A) Short interesting stories used to create a personal connection. B) Stretching of the truth. C) Bringing cause and effect into an argument. D) Comparing and contrasting your topic with a similar one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short interesting stories used to create a personal connection. 21. Which of the following is the persuasive technique that makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Appeal to Fear. D) Appeal to Vanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Fear. 22. Clearly, this is the answer to your questions. A) Assumptive adverb opener. B) Adverb intensifier. C) Punch words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assumptive adverb opener. 23. An appeal to authority in persuasive writing is used because it is believed by someone who is said to be an "authority" on the subject. This type of appeal must be what? A) Disputed. B) Credible. C) Ignored. D) Entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credible. 24. Tries to convince people that they should buy a product because it will make them part of an elite group and will show off their wealth and status A) Avant-garde. B) Snob appeal. C) Patriotism. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snob appeal. 25. Persuasive techniques are A) Methods that a speaker or a writer uses to sway an audience. B) Ways to appeal to weak minded people. C) Subtle methods of manipulation. D) Ways to overcome the minds of the populace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methods that a speaker or a writer uses to sway an audience. ← 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