WorksheetsY10 Persuasive Techniques Quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 15mins
"The government wants at least 40% of Australians to use the COVIDSafe app" is an example of:
emotive language
metaphor
statistical evidence
appeal to hip pocket
The purpose of a rhetorical question is to:
Make the reader feel emotion
Over exaggerate something
Make the reader think of an obvious answer
Repeat a key word
The purpose of appeal to patriotism is to:
speak to the readers belief that everyone deserves fair treatment.
call on the readers' national pride and loyalty to their country.
have readers think about an obvious answer to a question.
make the reader remember an important word or phrase.
'Together we can make this world a better place'. Which technique is being used here?
Simile
Pun
Inclusive Language
Appeal to traditions and customs
Exclusive language is:
any words that makes the reader feel included (ie: we or us)
when a writer repeats a key word
when a writer uses statistics
any words that leaves out or alienates people (ie: them or they)
When you talk about facts, statistics or expert opinions
Jargon
Emotive Language
Evidence
Tone
'Business can bounce back' is an example of:
Appeal to fear
Alliteration
Repetition
Hyperbole and exaggeration
Tone means:
The general attitude of a piece of writing
How persuasive a piece appears to be
The number of persuasive techniques
The audience of the piece
'Hoon drivers are putting innocent lives at risk' is an example of:
Appeal to the hip pocket nerve
Appeal to loyalty and patriotism
Appeal to tradition and customs
Appeal to fear and insecurity
A hyperbole is:
an exaggeration of a true situation for dramatic effect
overused phrase quickly understood
uses 'we', 'our', 'us' etc to include readers in the argument
language that has a strong emotional impact
Expert opinion is:
Using emotional language
saying '65%' of people....etc
Asking a specialist for comment on the topic
personally attacking someone for their ideas
Which one of the following is not a persuasive technique?
Anecdote
Rhetorical question
Point of view
Statistics
An attack is designed to insult, dismiss, embarrass or undermine the other side.
True or false?
True
False
Which persuasive technique is this?
Why pay for Netflix when Youtube is free?
Rhetorical question
Inclusive language
Hyperbole
Facts
This type of persuasive technique attempts to make a person feel something specifically and uses that feeling to sell a product or convince the audience of something.
Inclusive language
Emotional appeal
Expert opinion
Anecdote
Which persuasive technique is this?
Dr Michael Brown states that the medication is of no risk to patients.
Exaggeration
Appeal to fear
Statistics
Expert opinion
Which persuasive technique is this?
When I was younger, I used to play near the river behind my house. One day...
Expert opinion
Statistics
Repetition
Anecdote
Which persuasive technique is this?
By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
Repetition
Fact
Anecdote
Emotive language
Which persuasive technique is this?
95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.
Hyperbole
Statistics
Emotive Language
Repetition
Which persuasive technique is this?
If I get one more homework task I am going to move to the moon!
Emotive language
Anecdote
Hyperbole
Expert opinion
Which persuasive technique is this?
We are the poor, helpless children who are forced to do far too much homework every night.
Hyperbole
Repetition
Expert opinion
Emotive Language
Incorporating ETHOS would see a writer using which one of the following strategies?
A celebrity
An appeal to sympathy
A metaphor
Scientific data
Incorporating PATHOS would see a writer using which one of the following strategies?
An expert to trust in
An appeal to tradition
Figurative language that evokes an emotional response
Facts and data
Incorporating LOGOS would see a writer using which one of the following strategies?
An allusion
A simile
A rhetorical question
An appeal to logic
Repeating words or phrases so that they stick in your audience’s mind.
An analogy is...
A form of reasoning that compares one thing to another
Only used in poetry
A symbol in a speech
Having both male and female influences in a child's upbringing is extremely important. This is why traditional families raise more well-adjusted children.
Appeal to common sense
Appeal to Justice
Appeal to sense of fairness
Appeal to family values
Do we really want our road tolls to continue rising like this?
Pun
Anecdote
Rhetorical Question
Expert opinion
The government is Blatantly pulling money from tax payers' wallets with these ridiculous taxes.
Attack
Appeal to the hip pocket
Appeal to fairness
Vulnerable group
Repetition
"It hurts the individual, it hurts the community and it hurts the country as a whole."
What is the effect on the reader?
Emphasises the writer's viewpoint
and captures attention
Makes the reader feel included
Is humorous to the reader
Evokes sympathy in the reader
'I couldn't believe it when I saw a driver zooming down the street, the driver was texting on his phone, holding a cup of coffee and steering with his knees'.
Reason and Logic
Emotive
Personal anecdote
Metaphor
"Using wind power to solve global warming is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken arm and expecting it to heal".
appeal to the hip pocket
Appealing to the environment
Simile
Metaphor
"Your help is needed urgently to save the community centre".
Short sharp sentence
Reason and logic
Emotive language
Call to action
There should be tougher penalties for leaving children in cars on hot days
Emotive language
Tone
Contention
Appeal to family values
Evidence: statistics, graphs, survey results supports the author's view making them appear well-informed and credible
88% of VCE students go on to attend University
Child obesity is on the increase we need to act now
Do we really want our road tolls to continue rising like this?
The city bound train was running late
Identify the Persuasive Technique "g'day", "She'll be right",
"arvo" & "bloke"
pun
emotive language
appeal to patriotism
Colloquial language
