Persuasion and Rhetorical Techniques

Persuasion and Rhetorical Techniques

9th Grade

30 Qs

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Persuasion and Rhetorical Techniques

Persuasion and Rhetorical Techniques

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.5, RI.8.8, RI. 9-10.8

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Holcombe

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the action of convincing someone or of being convinced to do or believe something called?

Propaganda

Persuasion

Manipulation

Influence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular cause or point of view. True or False?

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A flaw or mistake in reasoning that makes the argument unsound or invalid is known as a ________.

Logical Fallacy

Rhetoric

Red Herring

Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fallacy in which someone makes personal attacks or insults against another person rather than the argument they are making?

Straw Man

Ad Hominem

Slippery Slope

Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fallacy that distorts or twists someone else's argument to make it easier to attack or refute is called a ________.

Slippery Slope

Straw Man

Ad Hominem

Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy assumes, with little or no evidence, that taking a first step will lead to consequences that cannot be prevented?

Red Herring

Slippery Slope

Straw Man

Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant or unimportant issue to take attention away from the subject being discussed is known as a ________.

Red Herring

Slippery Slope

Straw Man

Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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