Persuasive Techniques
Identify which persuasive technique is being used in this example:
Major cities in North and South America, Asia and Australia are nearly out of water due to massive droughts and melting glaciers. Unprecedented wildfires have forced a half million people from their homes.
A.) Authority
B.) Emotional
C.) Reasoning
C.) Reasoning
Determine whether the example below is either a GERUND or INFINITIVE.
Auditioning for a play can be a nerve-wracking experience.
A.) GERUND
B.) INFINITIVE
A.) GERUND
Fill in the blank below with the correct vocabulary word:
After the mudslide, authorities responded with great _______.
A.) crisis
B.) urgency
C.) pollution
D.) universal
E.) illusion
B.) Urgency
Identify which verb mood the sentence is written in.
She knows the answer.
A.) Indicative
B.) Subjunctive
A.) Indicative
What is the planetary emergency about which Gore is so concerned?
A.) Water pollution
B.) Climate change
C.) Political conflict
D.) Renewable energy
B.) Climate change
Identify which persuasive technique is being used in this example:
More than two decades ago, scientists calculated that nuclear war could throw so much debris and smoke into the air that it would block life-giving sunlight from out atmosphere, causing a "nuclear" winter."
A.) Authority
B.) Emotion
C.) Reasoning
A.) Authority
Determine whether the example below is either a GERUND or INFINITIVE.
I'd prefer to adopt a puppy.
A.) INFINITIVE
B.) GERUND
A.) INFINITIVE
Fill in the blank below with the correct vocabulary word:
The cleanliness of the water was an _______.
A.) crisis
B.) urgency
C.) pollution
D.) universal
E.) illusion
E.) Illusion
Identify which verb mood the sentence is written in.
If he were elected, we'd be shocked.
A.) Indicative
B.) Subjunctive
B.) Subjunctive
Which American poet does Gore quote in his speech?
A.) Ibnes Henrik
B.) Cordell Hull
C.) Mahatma Ghandi
D.) Robert Frost
D.) Robert Frost
Identify which persuasive technique is being used in this example:
Now comes the threat of climate crisis -- a threat that is real, rising, imminent, and universal. The penalties for ignoring this challenge are immense and growing, and at some near point would be unsustainable and unrecoverable.
A.) Authority
B.) Emotional
C.) Reasoning
B.) Emotional
The Latin prefix uni- means what?
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Answer: "ONE."
Fill in the blank below with the correct vocabulary word:
Free education should be a _______ right for the children of the world.
A.) crisis
B.) urgency
C.) pollution
D.) universal
E.) illusion
D.) universal
Identify which verb mood the sentence is written in.
If Jake had a new car, he'd be happy.
A.) Indicative
B.) Subjunctive (wish or desire)
C.) Subjunctive (request or demand)
D.) Subjunctive (highly unlikely)
Near the end of his Nobel speech, why does Gore criticize the United States and China?
A.) The countries do not encourage other nations to help solve the environmental crisis.
B.) The countries fail to attend international meetings to discuss global warming concerns.
C.) The countries refuse to share useful renewable energy technologies with other nations.
D.) The countries emit the most CO2 in the world but do little to control its negative impact.
D.) The countries emit the most CO2 in the world but do little to control its negative impact.
But the outcome will be decisively influenced by two nations that are now failing to do enough: the United States and China. While India is also growing fast in importance, it should be absolutely clear that it is the two largest CO2 emitters -- most of all, my own country -- that will need to make the boldest moves, or stand accountable before history for their failure to act.
A.) Reason and Authority
B.) Reason and Emotion
C.) Authority and Emotion
D.) Authority, Emotion, and Reason
B.) Reason and Emotion
The word linguistic, means to speak a language. Use this information as well as your knowledge of the prefix UNI- to select the correct definition of UNILINGUAL:
A.) To speak many languages
B.) To speak only one language
C.) To not be able to speak
D.) To speak two languages at the same time
B.) To speak only one language
Fill in the blank below with the correct vocabulary word:
The storm created a ______; the town had no power or water.
A.) crisis
B.) urgency
C.) pollution
D.) universal
E.) illusion
A. Crisis
Determine the imagery used in the example below:
Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. Some evil spell had settled on the community.
A.) Smell
B.) Touch
C.) Sight
D.) Sound
C.) Sight
Read the following excerpt from Gore's Nobel speech.
Last September 21, as the Northern Hemisphere tilted away from the sun, scientists reported with unprecedented distress that the North Polar ice cap is "falling off a cliff." One study estimated that it could completely gone during summer in less than 22 years. Another new study, to be presented by U.S. Navy researchers later this week, warns it could happen in as little as 7 years.
What is the impact of the one-sentence paragraph?
A.) It shows that people have plenty of time to fix global warming.
B.) It reveals that Gore does not understand the Navy's new study.
C.) It starkly emphasizes just how quickly the North Polar ice cap is melting.
D.) It suggests that the second study contains questionable research.
C.) It starkly emphasizes just how quickly the North Polar ice cap is melting.
Which of the following phrases from Gore's Nobel speech convey strong emotion? Choose three options.
a. Climate Crisis
b. two decades
c. hometown paper
d. extraordinary threat
e. increasing alarm
f. quantities of coal
D.) extraordinary threat
E..) increasing alarm
Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive phrase that acts as an adjective?
A.) To recycle more was our class goal for this year.
B.) Starting the environmental club was a good idea.
C.) We hoped to stop the wastefulness at our school.
D.) Marcus is the person to speak with about the club.
A.) To recycle more was our class goal for this year.
Fill in the blank below with the correct vocabulary word:
We must begin by making the common rescue of the global _______ the central organizing principle of the world community.
A.) crisis
B.) urgency
C.) environment
D.) pollution
E.) universal
C.) environment
Determine the imagery used in the example below:
The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. These, too, were silent, deserted by all living things. Even the stream were now lifeless.
A.) Sight, Sound, and Touch
B.) Sight and smell
C.) Taste, Touch, and Sight
D.) Sight and Sound
D.) Sight and Sound
Read the following sentence from Gore's Nobel speech.
In every land; the truth -- once known -- has the power to set us free.
What is most likely the point that Gore is making with this statement?
A.) Freedom is more important than acknowledging the truth.
B.) Truth should only be shared with certain individuals.
C.) People who become aware of the truth can change.
D.) Every nation has a different understanding of truth.
C.) People who become aware of the truth can change.