Persuasive technique Vocab Quiz

The author uses language that elicits an emotional response in the reader.

• Red Herring

• Loaded Language

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

The author includes information in his argument that distracts from the real issue.

• Categorical Claims

• Hasty Generalizations

• Bandwagon

• Red Herring

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

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

The technique _____ appeals to the reader's desire to belong. It's the "everyone's doing it" mentality.

In the technique ​​​ (a)   , the author overstates something, trying to make it seem larger or greater than what is true.

• Exaggeration
• Hasty Generalizations
• Loaded Language
• Slippery Slope

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

The author attacks his opponent's character instead of addressing the issue at hand.

• Exaggeration

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

The author appeals to the reader's sense of fear by stating that one bad thing will lead to a worse thing.

• Exaggeration

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

A claim is:

• the statement the writer is trying to prove. It is what the writer wants to happen.

• What the evidence and explanation show about the claim.

• Proof from a credible source; facts

• the tone and the way the writer sounds.