persuasion techniques

Question 1

Adjective

Answer 1

descriptive words used to add emphasis to create an emotional response

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

repetition of the initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more credible

Question 3

Anecdotes

Answer 3

short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility

Question 4

Assertion

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an idea is presented as fact without full explanation or evidence: used to assert authority and make claims sound factual

Question 5

Attacks

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speaker/writer addresses and opposing view or speaker and attacks their argument or character

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Bias

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presentation of only one side of an issue or viewpoint ans is used to subjectively influence an audience

Question 7

Connotation

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the ideas of feelings that certain words invoke and is used to create an emotional response in an audience

Question 8

Credibility

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(Ethos) is the establishment of authority and reliability and is used to gain confidence and trust of the audience

Question 9

Emotion

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(Pathos) is feeling accentuated or brought up by experiencing love, hate, fear etc. an appeal to emotion is is to engage the audience and create an emotional repose

Question 10

Exaggeration

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representation of something as greater than is actually the case, is used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points

Question 11

Evidence

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the fact or information that indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument or belief

Question 12

Figurative Language

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is used yo create imagery and express the non literal it can help to make and idea more emotive, vivid and convincing

Question 13

Generalization

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the inference that a claim is true for most people or a majority and is used to speak to prevailing beliefs or prejudices of an audience

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Jargon

Answer 14

special words or expressions used by a profession or certain group: it is used to signal credibility

Question 15

Loaded Words

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are words charges with an underlying meaning or implication and are used to produce emotion in an audience

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Pronouns

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are words that take the place of nouns and are used to create a seance of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy

Question 17

Reason

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(Logos) the power of the mind to think and form judgments logically: it is used to appeal to the rationality of an audience

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Rule of Three

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when groups of 3 adjectives pr phrases are used to make ideas more memorable

Question 19

Repetition

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the re occurrence of certain words of phrases is used to emphasize certain idea ans make them more memorable

Question 20

Rhetorical Questions

Answer 20

statement which are voices as a question but not meant to be answers: they are used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions