EAL: Persuasive language technigue Flashcards
Anecdote
Verb/verb Phrase
- Illustrate
- depicts
- demonstrate
- disturbs
Appeal to common sense
Verb/verb Phrase
- agree with the audience’s
Appeal to economic interest
Verb/verb Phrase
- incentivises
Appeal to fear
Verb/verb Phrase
- alarms
- frightens
- scares
- ignites
- causes
Appeal to justice/fairness
Verb/verb Phrase
- questions
- outrages
Appeal to nostalgia
Verb/verb Phrase
- reminds
- connects with
Appeal to patriotism
Verb/verb Phrase
- appeal to their national pride
Attacks
Verb/verb Phrase
- identifies
- attacks
- positions
- blames
Cliche
Verb/verb Phrase
- remember
- concede
- identify
Comparison/analogy
Verb/verb Phrase
- draws a comparison between
- contrasts
- highlights
Connotative
Verb/verb Phrase
- identify
Emotive language
Verb/verb Phrase
- positions
- emphasizes
- frustrates arouses
- instils
- encourage
- pressure
- evokes
Euphemism
Verb/verb Phrase
- downplay