Persuasive writing

Questions

1. Which sentence is a rhetorical question?

   • How many trees are in the park?
   • What time does the park open?
   • Where is the nearest bin?
   • Who wouldn't want a cleaner park?
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   Who wouldn't want a cleaner park?

2. Why do writers use rhetorical questions?

   • To end every paragraph neatly
   • To give readers exact data
   • To list the steps of a process
   • To make readers think, without needing a reply
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   To make readers think, without needing a reply

3. A rhetorical question is asked mainly to get a real answer from the reader. (True or false?)

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   False

4. Which is a statistic?

   • Many students enjoy a morning stroll.
   • Seven out of ten students walk to school.
   • Walking to school is wonderful.
   • Why not walk to school?
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   Seven out of ten students walk to school.

5. What does a writer gain by adding a fact such as 'Plastic can last 400 years'?

   • A rhyme to help memory
   • A stronger emotional appeal only
   • A way to avoid giving an opinion
   • Evidence that makes the argument more credible
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   Evidence that makes the argument more credible

6. What do we call numerical evidence, like ' 85% of pupils agree'? (Answer out loud)

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   Statistics

7. Which phrase is the most emotive?

   • Animals kept in the shelter
   • Animals living in the shelter
   • Heartbreaking suffering of helpless animals
   • The shelter's animal numbers
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   Heartbreaking suffering of helpless animals

8. Emotive language is chosen to stir the reader's feelings, such as pity or anger. (True or false?)

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   True

9. Which word is the most emotive replacement for 'sad'?

   • devastated
   • down
   • not glad
   • unhappy
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   devastated

10. What is the term for using three words or phrases in a row, like 'safe, fast, free'? (Answer out loud)

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    Rule of three

11. Which sentence uses the rule of three?

    • Acting now is important for everyone.
    • We must act, so please do.
    • We need to act now and act together.
    • We need to act now, act together and act boldly.
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    We need to act now, act together and act boldly.

12. The rule of three makes a point sound balanced, rhythmic and memorable. (True or false?)

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    True

13. A speech says: 'Gone are the forests, gone the rivers, gone the hope.' What is used?

    • A formal fact
    • A rhetorical question
    • A statistic
    • Rule of three with repetition
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    Rule of three with repetition

14. Which sentence combines a statistic with emotive language?

    • A shocking 3,000 innocent creatures suffer every day.
    • Creatures, plants and insects live here.
    • Shouldn't we care about creatures?
    • Some creatures are found in the area.
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    A shocking 3,000 innocent creatures suffer every day.

15. 'Can we really ignore this cruelty?' Name the technique. (Answer out loud)

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    Rhetorical question

16. Which weakens a persuasive argument that uses statistics?

    • Comparing numbers clearly
    • Giving numbers without saying where they came from
    • Naming a reliable source
    • Using recent data
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    Giving numbers without saying where they came from

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