Persuasive Techniques Flashcards
Allegory
Using a story to convey meaning. For example,
Allusion
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Example: “Im Juliet to your Romeo”
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. For Example, Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.
Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other in a sentence or phrase.
Example, “His tender heir might bear his memory”
Anaphora
repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect.
For example, “we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground”
Analogy
Comparison of things based on those things being alike in some way.
Example: someone can make an analogy between the seasons of the year and the stages of life
Sibilance
hissing sound is created in a group of words through the repetition of ‘s’ sounds. For example, “Sarah’s silly sister swallowed her sweet.”
Onamatapia
words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe. The “boom” of a firework
Metaphor
“its raining cats and dogs”
Jargon
Like slang but can be written and spoken.
Simile
“she laughed like a dog”
Anecdote
Personal story
Personification
when makeing an inatimate object human like, for example, the sun kissed my cheeks
Hyperbole
Exessesive Exaggeration
Oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings. For example, Organised Chaos
Colloquial Language
Everyday language
Inclusive Language
“We, Us”
Exlusive language
“You, Me, I”
Ethos
appeal to trust
Pathos
appeal to emotions
Logos
appeal to logic
Repetition
repeat certain words to grab the reader or audience’s attention.
polysyndeton
rhythm in words, example, “neither snow nor rain, heat nor gloom”
anaphora
repetition at the beginning of a sentence to create emphasis
parallelism
using similar or repeated grammatical structure across words, phrases, clauses, or sentences,
epistrophe
repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, For example, “of the people, by the people, for the people”
Hypophora
answering your own rhetorical question
Attacks
making the ‘other side’ seem less credible
Cliches
a term or phrase that has been overused to the extent that they are commonly understood by society. for example, it is a cliche for the football quarterback to date a cheerleader
Connotations
when words have a deeper meaning. for example, there are negative connatations around being a dog.
Emotive Language
using emotions to persuade the reader
Evidance
facts and stats
Generalisations
making assumptions abt a large group of people. for example, “I know two men who had meat pies for lunch, they are both builders. That must mean all builders eat meat pies for lunch”.
Reason
usually backed up by common sense or facts
Rhetorical Questions
when a question is asked but no answer is expected
Humor
puns, irony, satire
Rule of Three
when something is said three times. “blood sweat and tears”
Opinion
not a fact
Call to action
“we must fight back!!” a call to do something abt an issue
Expert Opinon
when articles use an “expert” to back up points. these most likely come in the form of statistics
