This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Opinion? A) Using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things. B) Stating your personal beliefs. C) Using statements that are backed up by research. D) Using 'you'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stating your personal beliefs. 2. The purpose of an ad hominem attack is to: A) Attack or insult a person rather than their opinion or facts. B) Encourages people to pay the least money possible. C) Tell a story about someone to learn from their experiences. D) To link reasonable ideas together to support a main argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attack or insult a person rather than their opinion or facts. 3. Exclusive language is: A) Any words that makes the reader feel included (ie:we or us). B) When a writer repeats a key word. C) When a writer uses statistics. D) Any words that leaves out or alienates people (ie:them or they). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any words that leaves out or alienates people (ie:them or they). 4. Persuasive Technique:Caricature A) A character who is given a combination of oversimplified and exaggerated characteristics and features. B) An attempt to persuade the reader by using a professional or famous person to endorse a product or idea. C) Suggesting that, since the majority agrees, the reader should too. D) Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character who is given a combination of oversimplified and exaggerated characteristics and features. 5. This persuasive technique is used to tell only part truth or generalize from a shred of evidence. A) Testimonials. B) Glittering Generalities/Card Stacking. C) Bandwagon. D) Appeal to the Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glittering Generalities/Card Stacking. 6. Identify the parallelism in the following sentence:'I came, I saw, I conquered.' A) I arrived, I observed, I triumphed. B) I arrived, I observed, I failed. C) I arrived, I observed, I retreated. D) I came, I saw, I conquered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I came, I saw, I conquered. 7. What does the bandwagon technique in persuasion aim to do? A) Encourage people to act or believe something because it is a popular trend. B) Provide statistical evidence to support a claim. C) Appeal to the audience's sense of tradition and history. D) Use scientific data to convince the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encourage people to act or believe something because it is a popular trend. 8. Audience positioning is how the speaker positions the reader to agree with them. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which persuasive technique involves using a famous person to endorse a product? A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Card Stacking. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonial. 10. What does the term 'understatement' refer to? A) Exaggerating a point. B) Emphasizing a message. C) Using strong, abusive language. D) Minimizing a fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minimizing a fact. 11. "Ms. Crisp has taught here for years. Go to her if you have questions about Norcross."This is an example of ..... A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Datos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 12. Something that someone thinks but cannot be proved is a/an A) Plot. B) Dream. C) Fact. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opinion. 13. Argument 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: C) Using evidence and reasoning to convince someone of something. 14. The two general purposes of persuasion in speaking or writing are to: A) Convince an audience to adopt an opinion or perform an action. B) Convince an audience to care about an issue. C) Convince an audience to start a riot. D) Convince an audience that there is a worldwide conspiracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convince an audience to adopt an opinion or perform an action. 15. What are some common persuasive techniques used in writing? A) Statistical data analysis. B) Emotional appeals, logical reasoning, repetition, anecdotes, and addressing counterarguments. C) Historical references. D) Creative writing styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional appeals, logical reasoning, repetition, anecdotes, and addressing counterarguments. 16. When something tries to remind you of a happy, past event, the author is appealing to your sense of ..... A) Understatement. B) Overstatement. C) Nostalgia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nostalgia. 17. The old "Subway Song" which went something like "5, 5 dollar, 5 dollar foot longs!!!!" is an example of ..... A) Repetition. B) Celebrity endorsement. C) Bandwagon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 18. Cliches A) A word that makes the reader confused. B) An expression that is used a lot such as "fit as a fiddle" . C) A long story that goes no where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An expression that is used a lot such as "fit as a fiddle" . 19. Uses "everyday people" to appeal to middle class audiences A) Emotional appeal. B) Transfer. C) Plain folk. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain folk. 20. My meal was cold, tasteless and inedible A) Emotive language. B) Tripling. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tripling. 21. What is the term for using positive words to evoke emotions without providing evidence? A) Name Calling. B) Glittering Generalities. C) Transfer. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glittering Generalities. 22. What is a claim in persuasive writing? A) A statement that is universally accepted as true. B) A topic/issue you are trying to persuade an audience on. C) A personal opinion that lacks evidence. D) A conclusion drawn from statistical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A topic/issue you are trying to persuade an audience on. 23. Which technique involves using startling or controversial statements? A) Shock tactics. B) Self-interest appeal. C) Generalizations. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shock tactics. 24. If global warming continues, our children will not have a planet to call their home. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 25. What is the purpose of using the rule of three in persuasive writing? A) To have a strong and stable argument that is said to be certain. B) To make the argument sound more dramatic. C) To emphasize the sentence to convince the reader to make a difference. D) To make the text more memorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make the text more memorable. ← 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