Persuasive techniques Flashcards

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Define Flattery

A

complement your audience

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2
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Define opinion

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a personal viewpoint often presented as if fact.

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3
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Define hyperbole

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exaggerated language used for effect.

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4
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Define Personal pronouns

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‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘we’

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5
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Define Imperative command

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instructional language.

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6
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Define Triples

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three points to support an argument.

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7
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Define Emotive language

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vocabulary to make the audience/reader feel a particular emotion.

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8
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Define Statistics and figures

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factual data used in a persuasive way.

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9
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Define Rhetorical question

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a question which implies its own answer.

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