AAL paragraph persuasive techniques

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of the sound at the beginning of words. Often used in headlines

Question 2

Alliteration example and effect:

Answer 2

Example: Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.

Effect:
- captures attention
- adds emphasis to the writer’s point
- draws attention to keywords

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

Comparison between two things. draws a conclusion between similarities.

Question 4

Analogy example and effect:

Answer 4

Example: Learning math is like looking for a needle in a haystack

effect:
- explains a complex point in more familiar terms
- can help a contention look more simple and obvious by linking it to something we know well.

Question 5

anecdote

Answer 5

a brief personal account or story

Question 6

Ancedote example and effect:

Answer 6

Example: “ I couldn’t believe it, driving along a suburban street, the driver was texting on his mobile phone”

effect:
- personal angle engages the reader
- a “ true story” allow the audience to connect better and stronger with the writing

Question 7

appeal to the sense of justice:

Answer 7

engages with the belief that everyone deserves fair treatment.

Question 8

appeal to the sense of justice examples and effect:

Answer 8

example: The Government is violently oppressing these people from expressing their opinions

Effect:
- arouses anger at a perceived injustice
- motivate them against perceived injustices being committed

Question 9

appeal to being modern and up-to-date:

Answer 9

engages with people’s desire to be progressive and part of the in-crowd.

Question 10

appeal to being a modern example and effects:

Answer 10

Example: Restricting children’s technology use is depriving them of the essential tools to function in modern society. This is the knowledge economy, yet this plan is from the dark ages.’

Effects:
- suggests that the new is always better than the old
- appeals to the desire to be thought of as ‘ahead of the pack’ or ‘on-trend’.

Question 11

appeal to family values:

Answer 11

based on the belief that traditional family arrangements are the best foundation for individuals and society

Question 12

appeal to family values example and effect:

Answer 12

Example: ‘Children should grow up with a father and a mother, and we should not allow our definitions of marriage to make it seem otherwise.’

Effect:
- leads the reader to view traditional families as the most desirable arrangement
- positions the reader to feel that other arrangements threaten the ‘moral fabric’ of society

Question 13

appeal to hip pocket nerve:

Answer 13

relates to people’s concern about their financial well-being

Question 14

appeal to hip pocket nerve example and effect.

Answer 14

Example: The Government is blatantly pulling money from taxpayers’ wallets with these ridiculous taxes.

effect:
- provokes strong emotions, such as outrage at being taken advantage of.

• positions readers to feel indignant about those who want to raise prices, and suspicious of their true motives

Question 15

attacking language:

Answer 15

used to denigrate an opponent
and, by implication, their point of view

Question 16

attacking language example and effect:

Answer 16

Example: Twitter is primarily made up of unimaginative, ignorant hordes shouting in a crowded echo chamber

effect:
- draws attention away from reasoned argument
- positions readers to agree that if an individual is flawed, their message must be too

Question 17

Cliche:

Answer 17

a familiar but overused expression that carries a range of associations

Question 18

Cliche example and effect:

Answer 18

Example: read between the lines.
play your cards right.

Effect:
- conveys meaning in an economical way.
- can help readers to feel more comfortable with an idea.

Question 19

Cause and effect:

Answer 19

linking an outcome to a particular
set of events or decisions

Question 20

Cause and effect example and effect:

Answer 20

Example: The rising divorce rate has created a generation of young people who are struggling to form their own lasting relationships.

Effect:
- gives the impression that a particular situation, fact or action is a direct result of another.
- can create an impression of the writer as logical and reasonable

Question 21

Connotation:

Answer 21

association or implied meaning of a word

Question 22

Connotation example and effect:

Answer 22

Example: Proud, confident, arrogant, egotistical.

Effect:
- draws on extra meanings associated with a word to indicate a particular attitude toward a person or idea

• arouses feelings and attitudes that position readers to like/dislike or accept/reject a group, an idea or a viewpoint

Question 23

Emotive language:

Answer 23

deliberately strong words used to provoke emotion in the reader

Question 24

Emotive language example and effects:

Answer 24

Example: vindicated, saved, betrayed, and adore

Effect:
- positions readers to react emotionally, rather than rationally

• leads the reader to share the writer’s feelings on the subject

Question 25

dichotomy