Persuasion & Rhetoric Test

Question 1

persuasion

Answer 1

The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.

Question 2

argument

Answer 2

A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Question 3

claim

Answer 3

A statement essentially arguable, but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument is called a claim.

Question 4

evidence

Answer 4

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

Question 5

stereotype

Answer 5

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

Question 6

emotional appeal

Answer 6

An emotional appeal is directed to sway an audience member’s emotions and uses the manipulation of the recipient’s emotions rather than valid logic to win an argument.

Question 7

generalization

Answer 7

A generalization is a specific kind of conclusion. A generalization is a broad statement that applies to many examples.

Question 8

faulty reasoning

Answer 8

Faulty parallelism occurs when items in a series do not have the same grammatical structure.

Question 9

bandwagon effect

Answer 9

which a writer persuades his readers, so that the majority could agree with the argument of the writer.

Question 10

loaded language

Answer 10

Words and phrases that have strong emotional implications and involve strongly positive or negative reactions beyond their literal meaning.

Question 11

refute

Answer 11

Part of an argument where a speaker or a writer encounters contradicting points of view.

Question 12

rebuttal

Answer 12

in which a speaker or writer uses argument, and presents reasoning or evidence intended to undermine or weaken the claim of an opponent.

Question 13

debate

Answer 13

is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views

Question 14

editorial

Answer 14

Presents the newspaper’s opinion on an issue.

Question 15

counter argument

Answer 15

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

Question 16

rhetorical question

Answer 16

rhetorical question is a literary technique used by writers for dramatic effect or to make a point.

Question 17

propaganda

Answer 17

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Question 18

bias

Answer 18

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Question 19

rhetoric

Answer 19

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

Question 20

fallacy

Answer 20

a mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument.