This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 44 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. F in AFOREST is for? A) Forest. B) Font. C) Facts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts. 2. Which term describes the way an author expresses their feelings about the subject or audience? A) Denotation. B) Syntax. C) Tone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 3. What is the definition of a commonplace assertion? A) A faulty statement used to distract the reader. B) A statement made to appeal to the reader's emotions. C) A statement that people might accept as truth but is not necessarily proven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement that people might accept as truth but is not necessarily proven. 4. What is the function of metaphors in persuasive writing? A) They provide literal explanations. B) They encourage the audience to make connections between ideas. C) They are used to create confusion. D) They serve no purpose in persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They encourage the audience to make connections between ideas. 5. PATHOS as a persuasive technique uses A) Emotional appeal. B) Logical appeal. C) Expert opinions. D) Lots of data and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional appeal. 6. If you utilize these forms of persuasion into your writing; you will be more likely to influence your audience's thinking about your subject. A) Ethos and Logos. B) Logos and Pathos. C) Ethos and Pathos. D) Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. 7. The answer to how to deal with these teachers who think they're funny is to tie them up in plastic bags full of bricks and throw them in the sea. A) Emotive language. B) Statistics. C) Rhetorical question. D) Possible solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possible solution. 8. What is the purpose of using emotive language in persuasive writing? A) To provide factual information. B) To evoke an emotional response. C) To confuse the reader. D) To present statistical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evoke an emotional response. 9. Which philosopher created the persuasive techniques of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos? A) Socrates. B) Archimedes. C) Aristotle. D) Plato. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 10. 'That remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 and a half years' A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Repetition. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 11. When you use words which make an audience feel that they are part of a situation. A) Persuasive phrases. B) Inclusive phrases. C) Short sentences. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusive phrases. 12. The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words:Example: " ..... ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we have asked of you" (JFK). A) Assonance. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Rhyme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 13. The Ministry of Health has confirmed 26 new COVID19 cases in March of 2020 and is tracking the pattern of spread across the island. A) Authoritative Evidence. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Analogy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authoritative Evidence. 14. A Cliche is defined as: A) The ideas or feelings associated with a particular word, rather than the word's literal meaning. B) A trite, overused phrase. C) Words that can be used to create an image in the mind of a reader. D) Any words that have an emotional effect on an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A trite, overused phrase. 15. Which of the following is an example of a 'bandwagon' persuasive technique? A) Using statistics to support a claim. B) Suggesting that everyone is doing it. C) Appealing to the audience's sense of morality. D) Telling a personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggesting that everyone is doing it. 16. Appealing to the audience through everyday people with everyday ideas and problems. A) Bandwagon. B) Appeal to Emotions. C) Plain Folks. D) Name Calling/Innuendo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain Folks. 17. What is the target audience in advertising? A) The group of people that a commercial is targeting to sell their product. B) The total number of viewers for a commercial. C) The demographic data of all consumers. D) The amount of money spent on advertising campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The group of people that a commercial is targeting to sell their product. 18. Which DARCFOREST strategy is being used:Gamers are often more strategic, creative, and mindful than an average non-gamer. A) Opinion. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Triplet. 19. T in AFOREST is for? A) Trees. B) Triples (Rule of three). C) Tag line. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triples (Rule of three). 20. When you say key ideas more than once to suggest their importance. A) Persuasive phrases. B) Short sentences. C) Possible solutions. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 21. LOGOS as a persuasive technique A) Uses emotional appeals. B) Uses credible people or celebrities. C) Uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data. D) Aims to make audience excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data. 22. Speakers appeal to this to demonstrate that they are knowledgeable, credible, and trustworthy to speak on a given topic. It is established by both who you are and what you say. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 23. What does "patriotic appeal" aim to invoke? A) National pride or loyalty. B) Personal connection. C) Emotional response. D) Logical reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National pride or loyalty. 24. A way to appeal to PATHOS is ..... A) Include information in graphs and tables. B) Explain why something is morally right. C) Tell a story that makes people feel a certain way. D) Give false information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell a story that makes people feel a certain way. 25. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:The time to for you take action is now, not later, before it is too late! A) Fact. B) Direct address. C) Alliteration. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct address. ← 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