Persuasive Devices Flashcards
1
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Hypotheticals
A
Imagined scenarios that are comparative with the issue at hand
2
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Rhetorical questions
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Questions that don’t require answers but are used to emphasise a point
3
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Humour
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Comedy that helps to get the reader on side
4
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Generalisation
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Broad statements that are applied at large without considering individual cases or exceptions
5
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Selection of detail
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The writers deliberate selection of certain pieces of information that support thief argument rather than presenting all the facts about a story
6
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Anecdotes
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A shirt amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
