Language and Persuasion Quiz

What is the example of a simile in the given text?

• The sun smiled down on us.

• You are the apple of my eye.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• We are two peas in a pod.

In which point of view does the narrator speak directly to the reader?

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 2nd person

• 1st person

What type of narrator can only see into one character's mind?

• Limited

• Unreliable

• Limited/Omniscient

• Omniscient

What is the persuasive technique used when an argument is made due to the manipulation of emotions?

• Appeal to Emotions

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

Which fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument, you irrelevantly attack the person making the argument?

• Strawman

• Ad Hominem

• False Analogy

• Slippery Slope

What is the example of a metaphor in the given text?

• The sun smiled down on us.

• We are two peas in a pod.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• You are the apple of my eye.

In which point of view does the narrator describe what's seen as a spectator?

• 3rd person omniscient

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

What type of narrator can see into each character's mind and observe the story as a spectator?

• Omniscient

• Limited

• Unreliable

• Limited/Omniscient

What is the persuasive technique used to redirect a conversation away from its original topic?

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

Which fallacy is an argument based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position?

• Slippery Slope

• Strawman

• Red Herring

• False Analogy