
Persuasion and Rhetorical Techniques

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English
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9th Grade
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Jennifer Holcombe
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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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