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Persuasion and
Propaganda Quiz
Persuasion, Objective, and
Subjective Writing
Your word bank for this portion:
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Logic
Credibility
Emotion
Objective
Subjective
Question 1
“A new study found that cases of autism
have increased; approximately 1 of every
88 children are affected by the condition.”
This is an example of _________ writing.
Question 2
“People are wasting time arguing over
whether the hoodie is to blame for Trayvon
Martin’s death. We need to stop and take
a look at our nation’s gun laws, instead.”
This is an example of _________ writing.
Question 3
Which type of appeal is being used in this
advertisement?
Question 4
Which type of appeal is being used in this
advertisement?
Question 5
Which type of
appeal is being
used in this
advertisement?
Question 6
Which type of
appeal is being
used in this
advertisement?
Question 7
“Seventy-five percent of customers had
noticeably softer skin in just two weeks!”
Which type of appeal is being used in this
advertisement?
Question 8
“Have the time of your life on a Caribbean
cruise.”
Which type of appeal is being used in this
advertisement?
Question 9
“For just two dollars a day—less than the cost of a
cup of coffee—you can provide a week’s worth
of food for this rescued animal.”
Which two appeals are used in this
advertisement?
Question 10
“CNN—the most trusted name in news.”
Which type of appeal is used in this
advertisement?
Logical Fallacies
Your word bank for this portion:
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Name-calling
Either/Or
False Cause/Effect
Hasty generalization
Loaded language
Question 1
“Thanks to Obama, gas prices have
skyrocketed.”
Which type of logical fallacy is this?
Question 2
Which type of logical fallacy is this?
Question 3
“Support your country’s war—save gas by
joining a car club. If you don’t, you ride
with Hitler.”
Which type of logical fallacy is this?
Question 4
“Republicans claim to have high moral
standards, but really, they’re cheating
scoundrels.”
Which type of logical fallacy is this?
Question 5
“Imposing this law would be a death
sentence for the American Dream.”
Which type of logical fallacy is this?
Propaganda Techniques
Your word bank for this portion:
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Fear appeal
Rumor/Innuendo
Slogan/Repetition
Bandwagon
Doublespeak/Euphemism
Question 1
Which propaganda technique is being used?
Question 2
Which propaganda technique is being used?
Question 3
Which propaganda technique is being used?
Question 4
Which propaganda technique is being used?
Question 5
Which propaganda
technique is being
used?
Question 6
Which propaganda
technique is being
used?
Question 7
Which propaganda
technique is being
used?
Answers – Persuasion, Objective,
and Subjective Writing
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Objective
Subjective
Credibility
Emotional
Credibilility
6. Logical
7. Logical
8. Emotional
9. Emotional and Logical
10. Credibility
Answers – Logical Fallacies
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False cause/effect
Hasty generalization
Either/or
Name-calling/ hasty generalization
Loaded language
Answers – Propaganda
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7.
Bandwagon
Fear appeal
Slogan/repetition
Doublespeak/euphemism
Rumor/Innuendo
Bandwagon
Fear appeal