Speech - Persuasive techniques
Authored by Karolina Arnal
English
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is ethos in persuasive writing?
Appeal to emotions
Appeal to credibility and confidence
Appeal to authority
Appeal to statistics and facts
Answer explanation
Ethos in persuasive writing refers to the appeal to credibility and confidence, establishing trust and authority in the author's argument.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
________ aims to gain the reader's confidence and the speaker's credibility.
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We will all suffer for years to come unless we stop this government, stop them in the workplace, stop them in the polls, and stop them on election day." is an example of:
Repetition
Epistrophe
Expletive
Colloquial language
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'understatement' refer to?
Exaggerating a point
Emphasizing a message
Using strong, abusive language
Minimizing a fact
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of synthetic personalization in writing?
To address mass audiences as individuals
To provide factual information
To create emotional appeal
To use formal language
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
An example of metonymy is (the name of one object is replaced by one closely associated with it):
We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields."
I must have asked you a million times to clean your room!
If we had some wheels (whole vehicle), I'd put on my beast threads and ask for Jane's hand (whole person).
The White House declared that ....
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'concession' mean in persuasive writing?
Acknowledging the opposition's main idea
Discrediting the opposition
Ignoring the opposition's arguments
Attacking the opposition personally
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
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