Persuasive techniques

Question 1

What is used to force an emotion from the reader. It is useful for making the audience feel a certain way.

Answer 1

Emotive language`

Question 2

What is used to show results of past tests in text? It can be used effectively to show extreme results and to back up your point.

Answer 2

Statistics

Question 3

Used to be impact and make a reader do something with no argument. They are used to command the reader.

Answer 3

Imperative

Question 4

Used to get across your point in an effective way whilst keeping the subject of the piece the same.

Answer 4

Opinions

Question 5

Used to over exaggerate and make the audience agree with you by making the opposition sound bad.

Answer 5

Hyperbole

Question 6

They are used to make the audience feel they are involved and they are the sole listener. It makes them feel more involved.

Answer 6

Personal Pronoun

Question 7

They are used in a group to back up your argument. Useful for argumentative letters and leaflets.

Answer 7

Triples / Group of 3

Question 8

Used to make the audience think and are effective for persuading the audience to join your side in the argument.

Answer 8

Rhetorical Question

Question 9

Used to compare two objects.

Answer 9

Simile

Question 10

Used to say one object or person is something else.

Answer 10

Metaphor

Question 11

Explain Imagery

Answer 11

Imagery is used to be a visual indicator towards something. It is useful for exaggerating your argument and opinion.

Question 12

Explain why repetition is used and how it is effective.

Answer 12

Repetition is used to make your reader remember a certain word or phrase and it is effective because the reader will remember the word and phrase and will always be able to refer back to it wherever they are.

Question 13

Explain why ‘because’ is effective in persuasive writing and how it is to be used to its full potential

Answer 13

Because is good in persuasive writing as you will always be able to have a back up to all your points if you use because. Justification makes the audience agree more as you have made you argument better and more thought out.

Question 14

Why is empathy useful for making the audience join you in your argument?

Answer 14

Empathy is useful because if you make the audience feel how you feel about the reason you are making then they will agree with you.

Question 15

How can structure be used effectively in persuasive writing?

Answer 15

Structure can be a big thing as you can strategically set out your writing so you dont fill all the facts into one part, You should spread them out so the readers head will be full of facts when you are finished

Question 16

How can you use your imagination to your advantage?

Answer 16

You can use your imagination to make points no one will have thought of and to make a diverse piece of writing explaining all of the good thing whilst mixing in some of the downfalls.

Question 17

Explain Comparing and Contrasting and how it is used.

Answer 17

Comparing is best when you need to compare two subjects and contrasting them could mean that you make the points to persuade the audience.

Question 18

Why is knowing your audience a good advantage to have?

Answer 18

If you are writing a letter to a specific person or delivering a speech, if you know who they are and what they like then you can manipulate your text to fit their preferences

Question 19

Why is alliteration good to use in persuasive text?

Answer 19

Alliteration can make something stick in the subjects head which could be helpful later on as they will always remember that certain thing you said

Question 20

How does assonance help in your writing?

Answer 20

Assonance gives the reader / audience something to remember because due to the resemblance of sounds in different words (aka assonance), then those specific word / phrase will stick in the audience heads.