persuasive test review

Which of the following is a counterargument that Blinder offers in “Abolishing the Penny”?

• “Few people nowadays even bend down to pick a penny off the sidewalk.”

• “We also must consider the cost of minting and maintaining the penny supply. There are roughly 90 billion pennies circulating every year.”

• “It has been claimed, apparently with a straight face, that eliminating pennies would be inflationary, but prices would probably decrease.”

What is propaganda NOT designed to do?

• influence your opinions

• guide you choice

• persuade you

• entertain you

In the middle of a paper, the author wants to provide evidence to support his claim or proposition. The best technique to accomplish this with is:

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

"Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Shaved Meats are sliced, packed, and sealed at the peak of freshness" uses ____________________ as a persuasion method.

• glittering generalities

• bandwagon

• pathos

• repetition

"I lost 498 pounds by switching to weight watchers" -Miss Glass

• appeal to fear

• bandwagon

• testimonial

• name-calling

The line was out the door to get into the concert!

• ethos

• appeal to fear

• bandwagon

• testimonial

When you can TRUST the author

• ethos

• pahos

• logos

Stating facts about a product that make it appear better than it is often by unfair comparison or omitting facts.

• plain folks

• cardstacking

• transfer

• repetition

positive feelings or ideas are transferred to the person for whom the product is intended.

• transfer

• appeal to fear

• repetition

• bandwagon

"Adopt! Don't shop!"

• repetition

• call to action

• name-calling

• transfer