Persuasive Techniques and Argumentation Quiz

What is the term for speaking or writing to get an audience to agree with your point of view?

• bias

• persuasion

• logical fallacy

• emotional appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which term describes the suggestion that you should join the crowd by using a product?

• bandwagon

• testimonials

• citing authority

• commonplace assertion

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is a broad statement that lacks details or supporting evidence called?

• evidence

• context

• factual claim

• Glittering Generalities

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the use of strong symbols, images, or slogans to get to the emotions of an audience?

• ethical appeal

• loaded language

• emotional appeal

• logical appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is a statement that can be proved from evidence such as a fact, personal observation, or expert's opinion?

• hyperbole

• factual claim

• commonplace assertion

• bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is the term for a viewpoint that opposes an author's thesis or claim?

• Counterargument

• Claim

• Context

• Critique

What is the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics?

• Stereotyping

• Hyperbole

• Credibility

• Bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is an intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

• Logical fallacy

• Loaded language

• Hyperbole

• Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing?

• Tone

• Context

• Claim

• Evidence

What is the term for a general belief about a person, company, or product that is assumed to accurately describe all members of a group?

• Stereotyping

• Comparison

• Logical fallacy

• Causality

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1