Persuasive Techniques Flashcards

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1
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When there are three things listed at the same time.

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Groups of three

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When the same letter or sound is next to each other in a sentence.

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Alliteration

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3
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Language used to pull on the reader’s heart strings.

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Emotive Language

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4
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Including information that is true with numbers and quotes to support it.

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Facts/ Statistics

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5
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Using words such as ‘you’ and ‘we’ to include the reader.

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Direct address/Personal pronouns

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6
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A question that has a somewhat obvious answer.

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Rhetorical questions

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7
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Including the same word or phrase more than once.

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Repetition

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8
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Including emphasis for effect and to get a point across.

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Exaggeration

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9
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Adding in certain quotes/lines that the reader may find funny.

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Humour

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10
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Adding in your own ideas on the text.

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Opinions

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