COMM 301 DIY PERSUASIVE QUIZ
DEVELOPED BY YOUR HOMIES AND PEEPS
Turn in answers on either a numbered piece of paper in class or copy and paste this quiz into an email and send it back to me before Thanksgiving break (by next Tuesday at the begining of class). No comments below for this entry.
1. (TCEA) In persuasive speaking the main points are called
A. Reasoning
B. Claims
C. Fallacies
D. Non of the above
E. Las Vegas
2. (KES) There are 3 different types of claims. Which of the following is not a type of claim
A. Value
B. Fact
C. The Las Vegas Strip
D. Appeals to tradition
E. Policy
3. (CJD, CTMCM) Which of Maslow’s needs are the most basic? ____________________________________________.
4. What is the most abstract level of needs on his hierarchy?
_______________________________________________.
5. (KRKH) Which 2 below are not on Maslow’s hierarchy?
A. A trip to Las Vegas
B. Belonging (social)
C. Safety
D. Self esteem
E. Non-sequitor
6. (TLS) How many steps are there in Monroe’s sequence? _____
7. Name one of Monroe's steps: _____________________
8. (KKHR) “Little Ms. Muffet sat on a tuffet, got nipped by a spider and died. If you see a spider, run, it’s bite could kill you!”
Which fallacy is exemplified above?________________________
9. Justify your answer for #8 using class vocabulary: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. (SEKA) What fallacy can be found in this example? “Everyone likes Gucci so you should come up with the money and buy it as soon as possible!” _______________________________________
11. (SEKA) What fallacy can be found in this example? “If you don’t join Habitat for Humanity the world will end.”
__________________________________________________
12. (AZKN) T or F : A good example of the either or fallacy can be found in how popular UGG boots are again this winter. _________
13. Using key vocabulary words from your persuasive chapter in the book, write a 6-8 line rhyme, poem or rap. Underline or capitalize the vocabulary words. (5 points)
