Persuasion | 124 plays

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

People use persuasive language to ________.

teach someone how to do something

convince someone to act or agree

encourage someone who's feeling down

paint a picture with words

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following would be the strongest argument to persuade you to buy a new video game:

The video game is expensive.

The video game is almost as fun as the ones you have.

The video game has OK graphics.

The video game won an award for Game of the Year.

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Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Read the passage below. What is the child trying to do?

Hey mom, I really think we should make my bedtime half an hour later. Everyone in my class goes to sleep later than I do. I don't think I need as much sleep as I used to. Each night I lay awake for a long time before I go to sleep.

give reasons to support his argument

entertain his mother

teach his mother how to do something

get to sleep before his mother

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Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Karla is giving a speech about why students should have class pets. What should she do to persuade her audience?

keep repeating the same thing until everyone agrees

tell her audience that she's a really good student, so they should agree with her

give specific examples of pets that are clean and easy to take care of

tell her audience the story of how her cat died

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is a claim?

evidence such as facts, statistics, examples, first-person accounts, expert testimony, and numerical data like graphs and charts.

the main argument that the text focuses on

to make the audience feel a certain way

convincing the audience that the speaker/writer can be trusted

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is evidence?

arguable or debatable statement

make the audience feel a certain way

facts, statistics, examples, first-person accounts, expert testimony, and numerical data like graphs and charts.

not based on logical reasoning and are often irrational or unreasonably emotional

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is appeals to emotions?

developed to make the audience feel a certain way: angry, happy, sad

aimed at convincing the audience through logical evidence

convincing the audience that the speaker/writer can be trusted

not based on logical reasoning and are often irrational

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is appeals to logic and reasoning?

used by authors, critical readers can see through these faulty appeals and the argument is thus made weak or ineffective

convincing the audience through logical evidence such as statistics, facts, historical accounts, expert testimony, first person accounts, and examples

make the audience feel a certain way: angry, happy, sad, outraged, guilty

convincing the audience that the speaker/writer can be trusted because the argument is supported through personal experience and expert support

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Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What is appeals to credibility or authority?

based on logical reasoning and are often irrational or unreasonably emotional

make the audience feel a certain way: angry, happy, sad, outraged, guilty

convincing the audience that the speaker/writer can be trusted because the argument is supported through personal experience and expert support

convincing the audience through logical evidence such as statistics, facts, historical accounts, expert testimony, first person accounts, and examples

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What are fallacies?

not based on logical reasoning and are often irrational or unreasonably emotional

convincing the audience that the speaker/writer can be trusted

convincing the audience through logical evidence such as statistics

to make the audience feel a certain way