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Persuasive Techniques

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ are methods that are used to sway your heart or mind. 
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Stereotype
c)
Persuasive Techniques
d)
Support
2.
__________ taps into people's desire to belong to a group. 
a)
Bandwagon 
b)
Name Calling
c)
Emotional Appeal
d)
Testimonial 
3.
________ is the use of loaded words to create negative feelings about a person, group, or thing. 
a)
Emotional Appeal
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Endorsement
d)
Name Calling
4.
This is an axample of...
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Logic
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Testimonial 
5.
_______________ presents a narrow, fixed idea about all the members of a certain group. 
a)
Emotional appeal
b)
Support
c)
Stereotype
d)
Persuasive Technique
6.
______________ messages that produce strong feelings, such as fear or pity. 
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Name Calling
c)
Emotional Appeal
d)
Logic
7.
This is an example of...
a)
Endorsement 
b)
Snob Appeal
c)
Logic
d)
Name Calling
8.
___________ references to people who are experts on a subject. 
a)
Name calling 
b)
Support
c)
Endorsement
d)
Appeals to Authority 
9.
_______________ correct reasoning backed by reason and evidence. 
a)
Logic
b)
Testimonial 
c)
Endorsement
d)
Persuasive Technique 
10.
______________ a position on a problem and support it with reason and evidence. 
a)
Argument/Proposition
b)
Support
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Testimonial 
11.
__________ relies on the backing of a celebrity, an expert, or a satisfied customer. 
a)
Testimonial
b)
Support
c)
Argument/Proposition
d)
Persuasive Technique 
12.
This is an example of...
a)
Stereotype
b)
Emotional Appeal
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Appeal to Authority 
13.
______________ the reasons and evidence that help to prove the claim. 
a)
Endorsement 
b)
Name calling
c)
Stereotype
d)
Support 
14.
_________________ is a recommendation made by someone who is well-known but not necessarily an authority.
a)
Endorsement 
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Support
d)
Logic
15.
______________________ is a writer's position on a problem or an issue.
a)
Support
b)
Argument
c)
Claim
d)
Appeal to Authority
16.
__________ send the message that something is valuable because only "special" people appreciate it. 
a)
Appeals to Authority 
b)
Logic
c)
Snob Appeal
d)
Endorsement 
17.
This is an example of...
a)
Logic
b)
Viewpoint
c)
Stereotype
d)
Name Calling
18.
_______________ a claim based on information that is incorrect, or simply does not make sense. 
a)
Faulty reasoning 
b)
Argument
c)
Claim
d)
Testimonial 
19.
_____________ attitude towards an issue
a)
Viewpoint
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Sterotype
d)
Name calling
20.
________________ makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger. 
a)
Appeal to fear
b)
Snob Appeal
c)
Persuasive Technique 
d)
Logic
21.
This is an example of...
a)
Emotional Appeal 
b)
Claim
c)
Snob Appeal
d)
Appeal to Logic
22.
This is an example of....
a)
Sterotype
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Logic
d)
Appeal to Authority 
23.
This is an example of...
a)
Endorsement 
b)
Appeal to Authority
c)
Name Calling
d)
Logic
24.
This is an example of...
a)
Emotional Appeal
b)
Logic
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Stereotype
25.
This is an example of...
a)
Logic
b)
Appeal to Authority
c)
Emotional Appeal
d)
Stereotype