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Persuasive Writing
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 16 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Uses words that appeal to your emotion.
Reason
Emotional appeal
Fact
Motive
2. Statement surprising the audience.
Emotional appeal
Opinion
Reason
Attention grabber
3. Used to suggest that because that because one event happen first it caused a second event to occur.
False cause and effect
Call to Action
Plain folks
Opinion
4. A preference for or hostile feeling against a person or thing that interferes with impartial judgment.
Bias
Stereotype
Reason
Propaganda
5. A conventional or oversimplified idea or image.
Reason
Stereotype
Fact
Bandwagon
6. A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Reason
Emotional appeal
Testimonial
Bias
7. Using writing to cause someone to do or believe something by arguing - pleading - or reasoning.
Bandwagon
Persuasive Writing
Persuation
Reason
8. You are urged to jump on this.
Bandwagon
Plain folks
False cause and effect
Stereotype
9. A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not supported by positive knowledge or proof.
Call to Action
Testimonial
Plain folks
Opinion
10. People who seem to be like you.
Opinion
Persuation
Plain folks
Call to Action
11. Solution to a problem.
Persuasive Writing
Fact
Persuation
Call to Action
12. Something known to be true or to have actually happened.
Motive
Opinion
Fact
Bandwagon
13. Ways to make an opinion seem appealing.
Persuasive Writing
Propaganda
Bandwagon
Fact
14. Well known people sometimes give an endorsement.
Opinion
Propaganda
Testimonial
Emotional appeal
15. A reason for doing something.
Motive
Reason
Bias
Bandwagon
16. To use writing to cause someone to do or believe something.
Reason
False cause and effect
Testimonial
Persuation