This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Techniques – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Techniques Quiz 52 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Based on the discussion, how should one approach the idea that all computer games are beneficial? A) By considering that not all games are the same and some may be harmful. B) By assuming all games are equally good. C) By ignoring expert opinions. D) By banning all computer games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By considering that not all games are the same and some may be harmful. 2. Why might an author repeat a phrase several times? A) To emphasise its importance. B) To introduce a new topic. C) To provide comic relief. D) To change the tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasise its importance. 3. If I can do it, anyone can do it. So let's do this together. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Nominalisation. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 4. An advertisement promoting all of the upgraded qualities of the new version of the iPhone would be using the ..... persuasive appeal to attract customers? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 5. Which persuasive technique tries to convince an audience that someone is "one of them" and that they know how they feel, even if they really do not? A) Camaraderie. B) Name-calling. C) Bandwagon. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camaraderie. 6. How does repetition enhance persuasive writing? A) It complicates the argument. B) It introduces new ideas. C) It reinforces an argument and drives home a message. D) It makes the text longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It reinforces an argument and drives home a message. 7. What is this?Why pay for Netflix when Youtube is free? A) Rhetorical question. B) Alliteration. C) Rule of Three. D) Facts and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 8. Dr Jackson, who works at the University of Leeds, believes that ..... A) Expert opinion. B) Fact. C) Use of statistics. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert opinion. 9. A print advertisement with Shaq holding a Mountain Dew uses which of the following persuasive appeals? A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 10. How does exaggeration function in persuasive arguments? A) It provides a balanced view of the topic. B) It can make an argument seem more important. C) It simplifies complex ideas. D) It avoids emotional appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can make an argument seem more important. 11. Identify the persuasive technique in this sentence: "Don't miss out-this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" A) Alliteration. B) Emotive language. C) Expert opinion. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive language. 12. Three words or phrases linked together A) Listing. B) Triples. C) Adjectives. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triples. 13. What is an unrelated story to highlight a particular part of an argument? A) Analogy. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 14. What does a fear appeal do? A) To motivate or influence the audience using fear or anxiety. B) To create vivid mental pictures. C) To use playful words with multiple meanings. D) To make communication more relatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To motivate or influence the audience using fear or anxiety. 15. What is the purpose of using exaggeration in persuasive writing? A) To make the argument sound more dramatic. B) To emphasize the sentence to convince the reader to make a difference. C) To make the text more memorable. D) To make the opponent feel judged and believe in your point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make the argument sound more dramatic. 16. Colourful words/descriptive language A) Something very uninteresting. B) Something that is heightened or made more interesting by the use of words used to describe it. C) A word that describes a colour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is heightened or made more interesting by the use of words used to describe it. ← PreviousRelated 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