Persuasive Quiz Study Guide- Due Monday 11/25

Name ______

Part I: Persuasive Elements

Define each of these persuasive elements. See your “Note Taking” worksheet in your binder for definitions. Study Tip: Create flashcards to help you study these 4 terms and their meanings.

Claim/ Stance: ______

- Sometimes a writer’s claim is implied.

Evidence: ______

Counter Argument: ______

Part II: Persuasive Techniques

Read the definition and identify the persuasive technique. Study Tip: You were given these 12 techniques in a chart form. If you have not done so already, cut and paste the charts to create flashcards for studying (or go on Quizlet). You should be able to match the techniques with definitions, and identify them in an ad or text.

1. Preys upon people’s fears ______

2. Connects a product, a candidate, or a cause with a positive image or idea______

3. Diverts attention from the problem or issue by raising a separate issue______

4. Repeats a claim, fact, or a product name many times.______

5. Uses flattery to win people over ______

6. Makes people want to belong ______

7. Taps into people’s compassion for others ______

8. Uses words with negative associations. ______

9. Uses a logical argument specifically geared toward the audience. Can include financial reasoning. ______

10. Gets us to agree with the speaker______11. Uses words with positive associations ______

12. Uses experts, celebrities, or satisfied customers to persuade ______

Part III: “Why We Shouldn’t Go to Mars” by Gregg Easterbrook

Write a definition for each of the vocabulary words. Refer back to the “Vocabulary Study” sheet to check your answers. Study Tip: Create flash cards for the words and their definitions, or go on Quizlet. You may also include practice sentences on the cards. Be prepared to match definitions and/or fill-in-the-blank. tantalizing ______amenable ______automated______exhilarating______proponent______rationality______

Part IV: “Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center”

Write a definition for each of the vocabulary words. Refer back to the “Vocabulary Study” sheet to check your answers. Study Tip: Create flash cards for the words and their definitions or go on Quizlet. You may also include practice sentences on the cards. Be prepared to match definitions and/or fill-in-the-blank. endeavor ______tedious______metabolism______disorientation______radar______impairments______partisan______impetus______

Part IV: Analyzing Written Texts

Read the attached article “Relax the Ban” and identify the persuasive elements and techniques.

Circle the claim.

- Put a box around the reason(s).

- Underline the support. For each support, label it by type.

- Double underline the counter-argument.

What You Will Be Asked To Do On the Quiz

1. Study the flashcards you were given. You will need to be able to match each term with the correct definition.

2. You must also understand the persuasive techniques. You will be asked to match each technique to an example of it.

3. You will need to match vocabulary words to their definitions.

4. You need to be able to identify the claim, reasons, evidence, and counterargument in a persuasive text.

5. You will be asked to analyze advertisements. For the ad, you will need to identify and explain the persuasive techniques used.