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Persuasive Advertising Techniques

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which persuasive advertising technique creates a negative attitude by hinting or using loaded, emotional language/

a)

Magic Ingredients

b)

Name-Calling

c)

Testimonial

d)

Glittering Generalities

2.

This persuasive technique makes a product sound unbelievably fabulous with fluffy, meaningless words. There's no substance...they're just "the best."

a)

Snob Appeal

b)

Testimonial

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Emotional Appeal

3.

To attract buyer who desires an elite, upper-class status...one with a glamorous, ritzy lifestyle...advertisers might use this technique.

a)

Snob Appeal

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Emotional Appeal/Transfer

d)

Repetition

4.

Which advertisement is using Emotional Appeal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

True or False? Avant Garde advertising appeals to consumers who see themselves as trendsetters, always having the newest item on the market.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

This persuasive technique is the opposite of Snob Appeal. The product appeals to ordinary, everyday people.

a)

Avant Garde

b)

Plain Folks

c)

Expert Opinion

d)

Testimonial

7.

"Everybody loves our product, so you'll love it, too" or "Billions served daily" are both examples of this persuasive ad technique.

a)

Avant Garde

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Repetition

d)

Music Appeal

8.

What kind of advertising technique is being used here?

a)

Magic Ingredients

b)

Plain Folks

c)

Celebrity Endorsement/Testimonial

d)

Repetition

9.

Which persuasive advertising technique is on display here?

a)

humor

b)

glittering generalities

c)

name calling

d)

expert opinion

10.

Which persuasive advertising technique is being used?

a)

celebrity endorsement

b)

facts and figures

c)

humor appeal

d)

music appeal

11.

Which persuasive ad technique is being used here?

a)

facts and figures

b)

humor

c)

name calling

12.

Pick TWO advertising techniques that you recognize in this Capital One ad.

a)

celebrity endorsement/testimonial

b)

glittering generalities

c)

music appeal

d)

name calling

13.

Which advertising technique is used in this Athleta commercial?

a)

Repetition

b)

Humor

c)

Snob Appeal

d)

Name-Calling

14.

Name-calling creates a ______________________ about the competitor's product.

a)

positive attitude

b)

negative attitude

c)

neutral attitude

15.

Which persuasive advertising technique is being used in this ad?

a)

Celebrity Endorsement

b)

Emotional Appeal

c)

Humor Appeal

d)

Glittering Generalities

16.

Every advertisement has a purpose, just as every author's writing has a purpose. What is the purpose of advertising?

a)

To educate

b)

To persuade

c)

To inform

17.

Which persuasive advertising technique is used here?

a)

Celebrity Endorsement

b)

Magic Ingredients

c)

Expert Opinion

d)

Snob Appeal

18.

Choose the print ad that is using visual Humor Appeal.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What is an ad you remember most?

4 lines
20.

Which persuasive advertising technique is used in this print ad?

a)

Glittering Generalities

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Expert Opinion

d)

Repetition