Persuasive techniques
Mastering Persuasive Techniques
Test your knowledge of persuasive techniques with this engaging quiz. Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills in communication or just want to have some fun, this quiz is designed for you!
- 20 multiple choice questions
- Learn about various persuasive techniques
- Perfect for students, teachers, and anyone interested in improving their argumentation skills
Which persuasive technique is this? Using words like ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to make your audience think you are talking only to them.
Repetition.
Alliteration.
Exaggeration.
Personal pronouns.
Which persuasive technique is this? When you pick holes in your opposition’s argument so that your point of view sounds better.
Rhetorical questions.
Criticise other points of view.
Cumulation (rule of 3).
Emotive language.
Which persuasive technique is this? To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are.
Emotive language.
Alliteration.
Exaggeration.
Personal pronouns.
Which persuasive technique is this? When three adjectives or phrases are used together to make them stand out.
Rhetorical questions.
Criticise others' ideas.
Repetition.
Cumulation (rule of 3).
Which persuasive technique is this? Repeating words or phrases so that they stick in your audience’s mind.
Cumulation
Alliteration
Repetition
Emotive language
Which persuasive technique is this? Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.
Rhetorical questions.
Emotive language.
Personal pronouns.
Exaggeration.
Which persuasive technique is this? Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginning of words to make them stand out.
Alliteration
Exaggeration
Emotional appeals
Hyberbole
What is this an example of? Homework is boring, dull and uninteresting.
Anecdotal evidence.
Inclusive language.
Repetition.
Cumulation (rule of 3).
What is this an example of? If I get one more homework task I am going to move to the moon!
Metaphor.
Hyberbole.
Emotional appeals.
Alliteration.
What is this an example of? 95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.
Evidence.
Exaggeration.
Inclusive language.
Hyperbole.
What is this an example of? How would you feel is you had 2 hours of homework every night?
Cumulation (rule of 3).
Rhetorical question.
Emotional appeals.
Anecdotal evidence.
What is this an example of? We are the poor, helpless children who are forced to do hours and hours of homework every night.
Exaggeration.
Repetition.
Cumulation (rule of 3).
Emotive language.
What is this an example of? ...remember what is was like to be at school, remember how much work you had.
Exaggeration.
Repetition.
Emotive language.
Statistics.
Which movie title is not an example of alliteration
Bad Boys.
Freaky Friday.
Pitch Perfect.
Home Alone.
The intended effect of inclusive language is to:
Create a sense of togetherness which gives the reader the impression that it is representing a wide range of opinions.
Make the reader feel excluded.
Give the reader a clear understanding of the situation.
Increase the chances the reader is more likely to remember the author's contention
Which of the following is not an example of hyperbole?
I have told you a million times to clean your room!
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
They had been in ISO for 14 days.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Emotional appeals aim to engage people's:
Reason.
Logic.
Common sense.
Emotions.
Anecdotal evidence is:
A set of instructions.
Words or phrases that are repeated.
A tale involving real life events, a true story.
An over used expression.
Which would not be an example of cumulation?
This task requires guts, determination and willpower.
Ned Kelly was a hero, leader and opportunist.
Melbourne city is cosmopolitan, trendy and sophisticated.
Captain Cook played an important role in the development of modern day Australia.
What is the meaning of a rhetorical question?
A question that has a short answer.
A question with an obvious answer that is not expected to be answered.
A question that requires a complex and detailed response.
A question that can be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no.'
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