Propaganda Techniques Quiz

What is an attack on a person instead of an issue, where the name-calling technique links a person, or idea, to a negative symbol?

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

• Name-calling

• Plain Folks

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which technique uses words that are positive and appealing, but too vague to have any real meaning, like "pure and natural"?

• Testimonial

• Glittering Generalities

• Transfer

• Card Stacking

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is a way to manipulate information so that one product looks better than another, often by leaving out important facts or by making an unfair comparison?

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Card Stacking

• Plain Folks

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

What appeal tries to persuade people to do, think or buy something because it is popular or because "everyone" is doing it?

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Transfer

• Snob Appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which technique attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea (for instance, the celebrity endorsement)?

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Plain Folks

• Card Stacking

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What type of appeal suggests that the use of the product makes the customer part of an elite group with a luxurious and glamorous lifestyle?

• Snob Appeal

• Plain Folks

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which appeal suggests that the product is a practical product of good value for ordinary people?

• Snob Appeal

• Plain Folks

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What type of appeal tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Snob Appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which appeal tries to present a rational argument, which engages the audience's intellect?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Snob Appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of appeal tries to convince the audience with qualified, authoritative figures or experts?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Snob Appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5