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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. Something known to be true or to have actually happened.
Fact
False cause and effect
Persuation
Opinion
2. A preference for or hostile feeling against a person or thing that interferes with impartial judgment.
Propaganda
False cause and effect
Persuasive Writing
Bias
3. A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not supported by positive knowledge or proof.
Persuasive Writing
Plain folks
Opinion
Motive
4. Solution to a problem.
Opinion
Emotional appeal
Call to Action
Attention grabber
5. Ways to make an opinion seem appealing.
Emotional appeal
Plain folks
False cause and effect
Propaganda
6. Statement surprising the audience.
Motive
Attention grabber
Plain folks
Stereotype
7. Used to suggest that because that because one event happen first it caused a second event to occur.
Motive
Persuation
False cause and effect
Opinion
8. A reason for doing something.
Fact
Bias
Motive
Bandwagon
9. People who seem to be like you.
Bias
Attention grabber
Plain folks
Opinion
10. To use writing to cause someone to do or believe something.
Bandwagon
Persuation
Persuasive Writing
Opinion
11. A conventional or oversimplified idea or image.
Motive
Stereotype
Reason
Testimonial
12. Uses words that appeal to your emotion.
Motive
False cause and effect
Call to Action
Emotional appeal
13. You are urged to jump on this.
Call to Action
Attention grabber
Propaganda
Bandwagon
14. Well known people sometimes give an endorsement.
Testimonial
Bias
Call to Action
Attention grabber
15. A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Reason
Persuasive Writing
Plain folks
Stereotype
16. Using writing to cause someone to do or believe something by arguing - pleading - or reasoning.
Opinion
Stereotype
Persuasive Writing
Persuation