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bias

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to take one persons side

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pun

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a play on words

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aliteration

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the repitition of the same letter, sound or symbol

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inclusive language

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the use of the words ‘we, us, our’ etc

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coloquial language

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everyday language ‘lol, yolo’ etc

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jargon

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language specific to a group or organisation

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anecdote

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a short true story

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emotive language

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drawing emotion from the reader

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imagery

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a physical picture that you see or languge used to creat an image

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cliche’

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an overused expression

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connotation

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one thing is said another thing is ment

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attack

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to attack the other side

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hyperbole

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an over exaggeration

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exaggeration

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to make somthing bigger or smaller than it is

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repitition

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rapeating the same word, phrase etc

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tone

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the way an article is read or wants to be read, how it positions the reader

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rhetoricel question

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a question that doesnt require a answer because it is obvious or will be answered

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statistics

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stats to support what is being said

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evidence

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evidence to help support what you are saying

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expert opinion

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the use of a proffesional in that felid to support what you are saying eg. quote

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generalisation

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to make stereotypes on an idividual due to the group you are from to make it easier

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simile

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a comparison between two things when you use we, as or like

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metaphore

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compare two things that are alike