Persuasive Techniques

Question 1

Appeals

Answer 1

Attempt to persuade through emotional manipulation; targeting of particular interests or concerns

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

repetition of initial consonant sounds

Question 3

Attack

Answer 3

Means of criticising or opposing an individual or idea

Question 4

Bias

Answer 4

Overt preference or sympathy for a particular point of view

Question 5

Connotation

Answer 5

Positive/negative implications, pejorative phrases

Question 6

Evidence

Answer 6

Material used in support of an argument

Question 7

Generalisation

Answer 7

Broad statements inferred from specific cases

Question 8

Humour

Answer 8

The quality of being amusing

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

Exaggeration

Question 10

Imagery

Answer 10

Use of images

Question 11

Inclusive Language

Answer 11

Use of personal nouns (I, you, we, they, their)

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

Reuse of words or phrases for effect

Question 13

Rhetorical Question

Answer 13

Question that doesn’t require an answer

Question 14

Adjective

Answer 14

Describing words or phrases

Question 15

Assonance

Answer 15

repetition of initial vowel sounds