WorksheetsPersuasive Techniques
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is emotional appeal?
A slogan
An appeal to logic and reason
A person is made to have strong feelings about a situation or product
An appeal for appreciation
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in an advertisement?
It asks the consumer to take action
It is catchy and memorable
It asks a question to make the reader think
It gives evidence and facts to the consumer
What persuasive technique is used in this advertisement?
Rhetorical question
Humour
Emotional appeal
Bandwagon
What is the purpose of alliteration in persuasive language?
To provide statistical evidence
To repeat consonants at the start of words to add humour, create a dramatic effect, or help an idea stay in the audience's mind
To ask questions that do not require an answer
To divert attention away from the main issue
What is the effect of using emotive words and phrases in persuasive language?
To make the audience feel some emotion
To present information in a sequence
To compare two unlike things directly
To repeat words for emphasis
What is the role of rhetorical questions in persuasive language?
To require an answer from the audience
To make the audience laugh
To plant ideas in the audience's mind and suggest a point of view subtly
To present information in a particular sequence
What is the purpose of quoting experts in a persuasive argument?
To confuse the reader with complex terminology.
To weaken the argument by introducing doubt.
To impress the audience and suggest that experts agree with the speaker.
To provide a distraction from the main argument.
What is the effect of using anecdotes in a persuasive argument?
They provide statistical evidence to support the argument.
They make the argument less personal and more formal.
They provoke the reader to feel sympathy and give the writer more authority.
They distract the reader from the main points of the argument.
Persuasive language is...
The language being used when convincing others about something.
Employed when you want others to believe your viewpoints and conclusions, accept your facts, and get someone to take a certain action.
To convince readers/listeners of a point of view, and to sway them to their point of view.
To entertain the audience
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Pathos, Logos and Ethos
Pagos, Lotos and Ethics.
Mykonos, Santorini and Asbestos
Emotions, Logic and Credibility.
"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
Match the following techniques with their examples:
Simile
'As brave as a lion'
Pun
'I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.'
Inclusive Language
'Together we can make this world a better place.'
Appeal to traditions and customs
'We have always done it this way.'
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
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
What is meant by the contention?
general idea a politician is trying to persuade the electorate to accept
central idea an editor is trying to persuade the writer to accept
central argument an author is trying to persuade an audience to disagree with
central idea an author is trying to persuade an audience to accept
Which of the following persuasive techniques relate to logic?
attacks and inclusive language
Expert opinion, Research, facts
Slang and rhetorical questions
Appeals to common sense and rationality
What is meant by the target audience?
the focus of the introduction
the target audience is who owns the publication the article appeared in
the audience the article is attempting to persuade
the audience the article is attempting to ridicule
