WorksheetsLanguage of Research and Persuasion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Language plays an important role in achieving one's purpose for writing.
Supporting a campaign or an advocacy requires the use of strong persuasive language.
One's choice of words does not matter when delivering a campaign speech.
It involves the use of words that evoke emotions.
experts
use of evidence
emotive language
It is a question that is asked not for answers but for the effect it will create to the audience.
Wh- Questions
Rhetorical Questions
Yes/No Questions
Tag Questions
"With this work, we will all be joyous, triumphant, and satisfied to have reached our goals in life," is an example of what persuasive technique?
Groups of three
Emotive language
Facts and statistics
Exaggeration
It involves linking an object or an idea with something already liked or desired.
USING EVIDENCE
INVOLVING THE READER
BANDWAGON
ASSOCIATION
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
"Everybody cheats on their taxes just a little bit."
(Hint: Encourages the audience to go along with the crowd.)
Bandwagon
Ad hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
A statement that can be verified and confirmed.
Expert Opinion
Fact
Opinion
Persuasion
An attempt to influence how others think or act.
Persuasion
Concession
Opinion
Expert Opinion
This refers to activities that argue, plead, support, or
favor a certain cause.
campaign
advocacy
research
language
It is technically defined as a planned set of activities that people
carry out to attain a certain goal or objective.
language
advocacy
research
campaign
It makes use of a formal, academic, and persuasive language to
communicate discussions and present corresponding findings for variables
studied.
language
advocacy
research
campaign
People use persuasive language to ________.
teach someone how to do something
convince someone to act or agree
encourage someone who's feeling down
paint a picture with words
After reading a strong persuasive message, a person would most likely ________.
learn how to do something
feel happy
agree with the message
start to cry
Which of the following would be the strongest argument to persuade you to buy a new video game:
The video game is expensive.
The video game is almost as fun as the ones you have.
The video game has OK graphics.
The video game won an award for Game of the Year.
A salesperson uses persuasion to make you ________.
buy a product
do research
learn how to do something
feel happy
The goal of an argument is to ________.
entertain someone with a good story
learn something
get someone to see your point of view
sound smart
Read the passage below. What is the child trying to do?
Hey mom, I really think we should make my bedtime half an hour later. Everyone in my class goes to sleep later than I do. I don't think I need as much sleep as I used to. Each night I lay awake for a long time before I go to sleep.
give reasons to support his argument
entertain his mother
teach his mother how to do something
get to sleep before his mother
Which of these statements would be the weakest argument to persuade your parents to let you see a movie:
You saved up your allowance so you could buy the ticket for yourself.
You have a ride to and from the movie theater with a friend's parent.
It's not a school night.
The movie is a little violent.
