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persuasive techniques

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Messages that produce strong feelings, such as sadness or pity

a)

Appeal to reason

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

Appeal to authority

2.

Who is the target audience in this advertisement?

a)

Children

b)

Animals

c)

Robots

d)

Adults

3.

Identify the target audience for this ad

a)

Parents

b)

Clowns

c)

Babies

d)

Basketball players

4.

Identify the target audience in this ad

a)

Athletes

b)

Parents

c)

Toddlers

d)

Teachers

5.

A child speaking about their struggles with bullying and the scars it has left both physically and mentally.

a)

Appeal to reason

b)

Appeal to emotions

c)

Appeal to authority

6.

What persuasive technique does this sentence demonstrate?


"According to mathematician Dr. Anna York, students should be doing more consumer math."

a)

Appeal to reason

b)

Appeal to emotion

c)

Appeal to authority

7.

Who is the audience

a)

The person telling the story

b)

The people who the author wrote for

c)

The author

d)

Someone on the street

8.

‘If you don’t want gum disease, then you should brush regularly.’

a)

appeal to reason

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

repetition

9.

You love your dog; so buy this dog food, as it will help him to get all his nutrients.

a)

appeal to reason

b)

appeal to emotions

c)

Appeal to authority

10.

(‘I need a car: it would make me more independent; save me money; improve my life.)

a)

appeal to reason

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

appeal to authority

11.

Messages that produce strong feelings, such as sadness or pity

a)

Appeal to reason

b)

Appeal to authority

c)

Appeal to Emotion

12.
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.
a)

appeal to authority

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion

13.

What is this an example of?

a)

appeal to reason

b)

appeal to authority

c)

appeal to emotion

14.

What is this an example of?

a)

appeal to authority

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion

15.

What type of persuasive technique does this sentence demonstrate?


"8 out of 10 teachers prefer Quizizz to Kahoot for test reviews!"

a)

appeal to emotion

b)

appeal to authority

c)

appeal to reason

16.

What persuasive technique is demonstrated by this image?

a)

appeal to emotion

b)

appeal to authority

c)

appeal to reason

17.
Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.
a)

appeal to reason

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

appeal to authority

18.

uses celebrities to promote products so that consumers will trust their products and/or buy them

a)

appeal to authority

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

appeal to reason

19.

persuades a consumer by presenting information in fact form by using numbers and data

a)

appeal to authority

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

appeal to reason

20.
Michael Jordan promoting Nike Shoes while informing the viewer how they increase performance by making you jump higher. 
a)

appeal to authority

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

appeal to reason

21.
Justin Bieber encouraging people to buy the newest iPod that just reached the market with all its cool new gadgets.
a)

appeal to reason

b)

appeal to emotion

c)

appeal to authority

22.
An advertisement asking people to give to St. Jude Research Center to help children struggling with cancer. 
a)

appeal to authority

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion