Question 14
BECE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2023
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EDO_L1
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objective
You have been asked to give a two‑minute speech to persuade your classmates to join the school's clean‑up club. List three persuasive techniques you would incorporate in your speech and briefly justify why each technique would be effective in this context.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
1) Rhetorical question - to involve the audience and prompt personal reflection; 2) Appeal to emotion - describing pride and comfort in a clean school to create a personal connection; 3) Use of statistics - providing factual evidence (e.g., a percentage increase in satisfaction) to add credibility and persuade.
B.
1) Visual aids - showing pictures of trash; 2) Personal testimony - describing one's own experience cleaning; 3) Question‑and‑answer session - inviting queries to clarify doubts, presented as the main persuasive strategy.
C.
1) Anecdote - sharing a personal story to build rapport; 2) Repetition - repeating the club's name to increase memorability; 3) Humor - inserting jokes to keep the audience amused, which is assumed to persuade them.
D.
1) Direct command - telling classmates they must join; 2) Threat - warning of penalties for not participating; 3) Celebrity endorsement - quoting a famous person's support, assuming authority will convince them.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
1) Rhetorical question - to involve the audience and prompt personal reflection; 2) Appeal to emotion - describing pride and comfort in a clean school to create a personal connection; 3) Use of statistics - providing factual evidence (e.g., a percentage increase in satisfaction) to add credibility and persuade.
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This is
Bece Model Questions Vol1
2023
Edo L1
Question 14.
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objective
questions from the
2023
Bece Model Questions Vol1
Edo L1
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
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