Techniques Flashcards
anecdote
a short personal story
appeal to a sense of justice
based on people’s belief that everyone deserves fair treatment
appeal to fear
makes audience feel afraid by focusing on the harmful effects of an action
appeal to the hip-pocket nerve
makes people feel concerned about how much they are paying for something or if their money is being used in the right way
attack
aims to damage the reputation or credibility of a person or argument
emotive language
language chosen specifically to arouse the audience’s emotions
exaggeration
inflates or overstates the true situation for dramatic effects
figurative language
expressions such as metaphors or similes that identify a similarities between two things
inclusive language
the use of pronouns such as ‘we’, ‘our’ and ‘us’
repetition
using a word or phrase several times
rhetorical question
a question that does not require an answer because response is implied
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