Persuasive technique Vocab Quiz
Authored by Michelle Mertz
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 6 pts
The author uses language that elicits an emotional response in the reader.
Red Herring
Loaded Language
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 6 pts
The author includes information in his argument that distracts from the real issue.
Categorical Claims
Hasty Generalizations
Bandwagon
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 6 pts
The author makes an assumption about an entire group of people based on no real evidence. Stereotypes are insensitive, insulting, and offensive.
Red Herring
Exaggeration
Bandwagon
Stereotypes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 6 pts
The author makes an assumption based on no real evidence. Generalizations are not necessarily insulting, but they can lead to stereotypes.
Hasty Generalizations
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 6 pts
The technique _____ appeals to the reader's desire to belong. It's the "everyone's doing it" mentality.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 6 pts
In the technique (a) , the author overstates something, trying to make it seem larger or greater than what is true.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 6 pts
The author assumes that two or more people or things are the same just because they can be put into the same general category.
Categorical Claims
Loaded Language
Red Herring
Stereotypes
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
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