WorksheetsPersuasive Techniques and Logical Fallacies
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using an expert on a topic to give your cause credibility"?
a)
Authority
b)
Logic
c)
Emotion
2.
Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using facts about your topic to help people understand it better"?
a)
Authority
b)
Logic
c)
Emotion
3.
Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using emotion to help people make a connection to your topic"?
a)
Authority
b)
Logic
c)
Emotion
4.
"My friend, who has a degree in nutritional science, says that we should eat fewer carbohydrates," is an example of which persuasive technique?
a)
Authority
b)
Logic
c)
Emotion
5.
“Just eat and don’t complain. Children in Africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food,” is an example of which persuasive technique?
a)
Authority
b)
Logic
c)
Emotion
6.
“Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. So why start smoking?” is an example of which persuasive technique?
a)
Authority
b)
Logic
c)
Emotion
7.
a)
This is an example of Authority.
b)
This is an example of Logic.
c)
This is an example of Emotion.
8.
a)
This is an example of Authority.
b)
This is an example of Logic.
c)
This is an example of Emotion.
9.
a)
This is an example of Authority.
b)
This is an example of Logic.
c)
This is an example of Emotion.
10.
A belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like.
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Exaggeration
11.
An attack on the character of a person, rather than on his arguments or opinions.
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Exaggeration
12.
A way of saying something so that it seems better than it actually is.
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Exaggeration
13.
"Blondes are less intelligent than people with other hair colors."
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Exaggeration
14.
"You are clearly just too young to understand this issue!"
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Exaggeration
15.
"This SUV has more seats than the Astrodome and could hold a 2,000 pound cheeseburger."
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Exaggeration
16.
a)
This is an example of Stereotyping.
b)
This is an example of Ad Hominem.
c)
This is an example of Exaggeration
17.
a)
This is an example of Stereotyping.
b)
This is an example of Ad Hominem.
c)
This is an example of Exaggeration.
18.
a)
This is an example of Stereotyping.
b)
This is an example of Ad Hominem.
c)
This is an example of Exaggeration.
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