This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which persuasive technique uses negative names for the "enemy or opposition so that the audience has an emotional response to them and are immediately biased against them? A) Euphemisms. B) Hyperbole. C) Camaraderie. D) Name-calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Name-calling. 2. Which persuasive technique is this?When three adjectives or descriptive words are used together to make them stand out. A) Rhetorical questions. B) Criticise others' ideas. C) Repetition. D) Rule of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule of three. 3. Which DARCFOREST strategy is being used:Studies show that children in low-and lower-middle-income countries have already lost nearly four months of schooling since the start of the pandemic, compared to six weeks of loss in high-income countries. A) Opinion. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetorical question. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statistic. 4. Which of the AFOREST persuasive devices is being used here? "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me thine ears, " A) Repetition. B) Emotive Language. C) Alliteration. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three. 5. When you use numbers or evidence to support your views. A) Hyperbole. B) Controversial statements. C) Facts & statistics. D) Stereotypes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts & statistics. 6. When you say something which is likely to cause offence to some. A) Controversial statement. B) Hyperbole. C) Statistic. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controversial statement. 7. What is the definition of PERSUADE? A) To convince one to think or act differently. B) To force someone to do something against their will. C) To ignore someone's opinion completely. D) To provide evidence without any opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To convince one to think or act differently. 8. The Dr. Pepper "Fansville" commercial is an example of which logical fallacy? A) Ad hominem. B) Loaded terms. C) Bandwagon. D) Leading questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 9. A Simile is defined as: A) A joke that relies on the different meanings of a word or words that sound similar. B) The use of a mocking tone to convey contempt. C) A comparison between two things which often uses the words 'like' or 'as'. D) A question that doesn't need to be answered because the answer is made obvious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comparison between two things which often uses the words 'like' or 'as'. 10. The explicit or direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or feelings it suggests. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Emotional response. D) Negative association. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 11. Which technique involves making a large group feel personally addressed by using language such as 'you' in marketing messages? A) First-person narrative. B) Symbolic representation. C) Objective reporting. D) Synthetic personalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synthetic personalization. 12. Select which category this statement falls under: "Once people had access to that date, Facebook has no way of knowing for sure what they did with that data. The only information that is completely private is bank and credit card information. Facebook was fined $ 135.7 million." A) Facts/Evidence. B) Explanation/Analysis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts/Evidence. 13. Speakers appeal to ..... , or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 14. What are reasons that back up your thesis called? A) Thesis. B) Counterargument. C) Supporting arguments. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supporting arguments. 15. If a person hoards garbage and other things in their home, as a result there is no space left to be filled. Many rodents see that as an opportunity to move in. The same principle applies when we put things that are bad for us into our body. A) Emotive words. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Analogy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 16. Which DARCFOREST technique is being used:The five year old was hungry, tired and in pain. A) Triplet. B) Rhetorical question. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triplet. 17. Which of the following is an example of an ad hominem attack? A) "Don't listen to this politician, he is a hypocrite.". B) "This politician has strong evidence for his claims.". C) "The data supports the politician's argument.". D) "Let's discuss the main points of the argument.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Don't listen to this politician, he is a hypocrite.". 18. Repetition is defined as: A) Repeated words and phrases to emphasise particular ideas. B) Statistics and other forms of data that are often used to persuade. C) Words that give further information about a verb. D) A figure of speech which creates a comparison between two different things by describing one thing as another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeated words and phrases to emphasise particular ideas. 19. A scientist from Harvard university says that cookout trays make your face 10% fatter every bite. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 20. Which persuasive technique is used to persuade the audience that your opinion is true, because it is backed up by notable people? A) Modality. B) Expert opinion. C) Attack. D) Colloquial Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expert opinion. 21. What persuasive technique uses a famous person to endorse a product? A) Testimonial. B) Subliminal Messaging. C) Bandwagon Effect. D) Fear Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 22. Pain-free, tear-free, care-free. A) Slogan. B) Repetition. C) Inclusive language. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 23. A Metaphor is defined as: A) An exaggeration. B) The use of words such as 'we' or 'our' to create the impression that the writer and the reader are on the same side of the issue. C) A series of well-ordered ideas supported by evidence. D) A figure of speech which creates a comparison between two different things by describing one thing as another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A figure of speech which creates a comparison between two different things by describing one thing as another. 24. What is it called when you raise the opposite viewpoint and 'knock it back'? A) Loaded Terms. B) Claim. C) Statistics. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterargument. 25. When you offer ways out of the problems you raise. A) Possible solutions. B) Emotive language. C) Repetition. D) Personal experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possible solutions. ← 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