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Persuasive Techniques and Rhetorical Fallacies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tom wants to visit his grandparents on the weekend because he has to work late at night. However, the rest of his family will be hosting a surprise party on Monday for his grandparents. Tom now thinks he should cancel his weekend trip to attend the surprise party.

a)

Emotional appeal

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Loaded language

d)

Ad Hominem

2.

Sandra is not sure if she should attend the Beyonce concert. Currently, she is low on funds but all her friends will be attending the concert. Sandra decides to borrow the money from her parents to attend the concert.

a)

Testimonial

b)

Emotional appeal

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Ad Hominem

3.

Can I still turn in my science project Mr. Thomas? I know it’s late but I was not feeling well.

a)

Testimonial

b)

Appeal to pity

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Loaded language

4.

“You claim to be a vegetarian but you were gobbling down that stake at Frank’s last night.”

a)

Testimonial

b)

Emotional appeal

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Loaded language

5.

All teenage girls wear cosmetics such as lipstick and face powder.

a)

Testimonial

b)

Bribery

c)

Stereotyping

d)

Ad Hominem

6.

Did you see the new dance step everyone is trying?

a)

Testimonial

b)

Appeal to fear

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Loaded language

7.

If you help me with my homework I promise I will teach you how to play basketball

a)

Bribery

b)

Appeal to pity

c)

Stereotyping

d)

Loaded language

8.

Buy one large ice-cream and get a second one half off.

a)

Testimonial

b)

Appeal to fear

c)

Bribery

d)

Stereotyping

9.

“Don’t vote for Mr. Watts he talks about education but if you look at his high school scores he never made the honor roll not even once.”

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to pity

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Stereotyping

10.

Women in general likes grocery shopping.

a)

Testimonial

b)

Bribery

c)

Stereotyping

d)

Loaded laguage

11.

A persuasive text ____.

a)

Informs readers

b)

attempts to convince readers to agree with a particular viewpoint

c)

encourages readers to read more

d)

Both A and B

12.

What type of Persuasive Technique is being used in the sentence below:

“Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere.”

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhetorical questions

c)

Appeals to reason

d)

Appeals to authority

13.

What type of Persuasive Technique is being used:

"What is the meaning of life?"

a)

Appeals to reason

b)

Appeals to emotions

c)

Rhetorical questions

d)

Parallelism

14.

Start your day with a Morning Glory refreshing natural juice.

What persuasive technique is this?

a)

Loaded language

b)

Repetition

c)

Appeal to pity

d)

Appeal to fear

15.

What persuasive technique is used in this ad?

a)

Testimonial

b)

Bribery

c)

Stereotyping

d)

Appeal to pity

16.

What type of persuasive technique is used in this ad?

a)

Appeal to fear

b)

Appeal to pity

c)

Bribery

d)

Testimonial

17.

What persuasive technique is used in this ad?

a)

Loaded langugae

b)

Bribery

c)

Testimonial

d)

Ad Hominem

18.
a)

Bribery

b)

Loaded language

c)

Testimonial

d)

Bandwagon

19.

What type of persuasive technique is used in this ad?

a)

Appeal to fear

b)

Appeal to pity

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Testimonial

20.

What type of persuasive technique is used?

a)

Testimonial

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Appeal to pity

d)

None