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Persuasive Techniques Flashcards

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Anecdote

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A personal story.

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Emotive Language

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Words or phrases that create an emotional response in the audience.

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Exclusive Language

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Words or phrases that exclude the audience.

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Facts and Statistics

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The use of facts and/or statistics to support ideas.

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High Modality

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Certain language.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that paints a picture for the audience.

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Inclusive Language

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Words or phrases that include the audience.

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Low Modality

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Uncertain language.

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Repetition

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To repeat a word or phrase.

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Rhetorical Question

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A question that is asked without expecting an answer.

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Short Sentence Structure

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A short sentence.

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Single Sentence Paragraph

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A paragraph that is only one sentence.

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Connotation

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The ideas, feelings or concepts associated with specific words, phrases.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims, not to be taken literally.

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Hypophora

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A question that is asked and immediately answered.

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Pun

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Play on words.

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Tone

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The way the author expresses their attitude through their writing. Not what they are saying, but how they are saying it.

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Tricolon

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Groups of three clauses, phrases or words in quick succession.

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Accumulation

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This means to mass, pile or heap. It’s the gathering of scattered points listed together.

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Cumulative Sentence

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A sentence where the main information is given at the start, followed immediately by further details and specifics which can clarify things for the audience.

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Contrast

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Two things that are strikingly different from each other.

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Nominalisation

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The use of nouns over verbs.

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Register

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The degree of formality in language.

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