Persuasive techniques Flashcards
What persuasive techniques are there?
Emotive language. Rhetorical question. Hyperbole. Statistics and figures. Opinion. Flattery. personal pronouns. Imperative command. Triples.
What is an example of how flattery can be used as a persuasive technique?
Complimenting audience.
How can Opinion be used as a persuasive technique?
Personal viewpoint often presented as if fact.
How can hyperbole be used as a persuasive technique?
Exaggerated language used for effect.
How can an imperative command be used as a persuasive technique?
Instructional language to make it seem as though person has no choice.
How can triples be used a persuasive technique?
Three points to support an argument.
How can emotive language be used as a persuasive technique?
To make reader or audience feel particular emotion.
How can statistics and figures be used as a persuasive technique?
Factual data used in persuasive way.
How can rhetorical question be used as a persuasive technique?
Question which implies its own answer.
