1. With your host, Alex Trebek
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3. What is emotional appeal? (100)
A persuasive technique that manipulates a person’s emotions in order to influence their actions or opinions.
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4. What is logical appeal? (100)
“Theraflu has been proven to reduce cold symptoms by 75% in less than one hour, providing relief that lasts for 12 hours.”
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5. What is scare tactic? (100)
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6. What is testimonial? (100)
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7. An appeal in which a person, either actually or believed to
What is appeal to authority? (200)
An appeal in which a person,
either actually or believed to
be an authority, supports a claim.
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8. What is ethical appeal OR emotional appeal?(200)
“Thousands of children go without food every day in Serbia. They need your help. Will you ignore them?”
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9. What is false need? (200)
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10. What is ethical appeal? (400)
Daily Double!
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11. An appeal that relies on a person’s feelings of responsibility,
What is ethical appeal? (300)
An appeal that relies on a person’s
feelings of responsibility,
making them feel as if
they are obligated, as a
human being, to do something.
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12. What is scare tactic? (300)
“Use Dawn dish soap. Without it, germs that cause deadly diseases can spread from your plates, to your food, to your children.”
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13. What is emotional appeal? (300)
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14. What is false need? (300)
Cutting tomatoes by hand is dangerous and inefficient. You need the Amazetastic Tomato Slicer!
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15. What is testimonial? (400)
A persuasive technique in which a person asserts a claim based on his/her own experience.
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16. “Mercedes Benz: The ONLY way to earn respect on the roads.”
What is false need? (400)
“Mercedes Benz: The ONLY way to earn respect on the roads.”
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17. What is testimonial? (400)
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18. What is appeal to authority? (400)
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19. An appeal in which facts and figures are provided to back up a claim.
What is logical appeal? (500)
An appeal in which facts and figures are provided to back up a claim.
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20. What is testimonial? (500)
“I’m Anne Richards, and new reduced-fat Jiffy peanut butter has helped me lose 20 pounds.”
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21. What is appeal to authority? (500)
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22. What is scare tactic? (500)
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