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Which of the following is a statistic?
Smoking-related diseases killed 14,900 Australians in 2004
Smoking is horrible for you
Dr Smith says smoking kills
Smoking should be banned
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Technique of making something so popular that people are persuaded to join the crowd is...
Expert opinion
Generalization
Exaggeration
Bandwagon
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A rhetorical question is
An essay topic
A question with an obvious answer
A statement
A question mark
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Consists of a person's written or spoken statement (usually a celebrity) extolling the virtue of a product.
Testimonial
Ethical appeal
Exaggeration
Repetition
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"The new Macbook - it's lighter than air!" is an example of:
Repetition
Exaggeration
Groups of three
Emotive language
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Use of words that carry strong associations; these associations can be negative or positive (also called labeling)
Ethical appeal
Testimonial
Emotional appeal
Loaded words
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An example of repetition is: Deadly Earthquake Hits Nepal
False
True
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Arguments based on logic, evidence, and facts.
Logical appeal
Generalization
Emotional appeal
Ethical appeal
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Which of these is an authoritative opinion?
We need to kill these sharks before they kill us!
More people are killed in aeroplane crashes than by sharks.
Whose ocean is it anyway? We swim in their habitat!
Dr John, a biologist said "Culling sharks is not the answer"
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Choose the rhetorical question.
We shouldn't let cats outside at night.
Let's make the cat ban happen!
Are you feeling well?
Everyone deserves to be safe, don't they?
