Persuasive Techniques Vocab Flashcards

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Snobbery

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Tries to make people feel like they are better than others

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Bandwagon

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Tries to persuade by making people want do the same thing others do… It urges people to go along with what others are doing

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Stereotype

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Unfair images of a certain group

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Testimonial

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Tells you to bases your opinion on what someone else thinks- usually a celebrity

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Name calling

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Makes accusations but doesn’t give any facts to support the claim

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Ethical appeal

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Tries to gain moral support by linking the claim to a widely accepted value

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Scare tactic

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Makes people feel as if their safety, security or health is in danger

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Appeals to pity

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Persuades by tapping into people’s compassion for others

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Appeals to vanity

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Uses flattery to win people over

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Rehetorical devices

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Persuasive techniques writers and speakers use to enhance their arguments

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Cause

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The event or action that directly results in an another event

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Effect

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The outcome of an event or action

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Counter argument

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The argument made to address points that someone with an opposing view might raise

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