Writing techniques quiz

1. QUIZ 3.2. Informative,
Persuasive, and Argumentative
Writing Techniques
DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully then
choose the correct answer.

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12. Identify what mode of
persuasion (PATHOS, LOGOS,
ETHOS) is used by the following
statements

13. 11. Dentists all over the world are
telling their patients the same thing –
to floss regularly.

14. 12. As a doctor, I can say that
this product will certainly
improve your health.

15. 13. Just eat and don’t complain.
Some people out there are
starving and would do anything
to have that plate of food.

16. 14. The research conducted by
professors at UP suggests that
we should learn a second
language

17. 15. Caring for the environment
may not change your life, but it
will change the lives of your
children.

18. 16. Cigarette smoke contains
chemical which are known to
cause cancer. So why start
smoking?

19. 17. If you don’t purchase this life
insurance, and something
happens to you, how will your
family survive?

20. 18. My three decades of
experience in public service
makes me the ideal candidate
for your mayor.

21. 19. I have not eaten meat for 9 years,
and I am fit and healthy; you can’t
argue that vegetarianism is always
unhealthy.

22. 20. You love your dog; so buy
this dog food as it will help him
to get all his nutrients.

23. Identify What is being asked
21 – 25. identify the ways to expand a topic in an informative
essay
26 – 29. Give the 4 argumentative structures.
30. Father of rhetoric who identified the modes of
persuasion