Useful Words/Phrases in LA Flashcards
Propitiate
To win the favour of
Meretricious
Apparantly attractive but having no real value
Oblique
Not expressed or done in a direct way
Dilate
Make or become wider
Candour
The quality of being open and honest
Mitigate
To lessen in force or intensity
Mordant
(Especially of humour) having or show a sharp or critical quality
Jingoistic
Extreme patriotism
Allay
Diminish or put at rest
Phrase for: “…side with the reader”
…manoeuvred into alliance
Phrase for: “Tries to trick the reader”
The writer attempts to beguile the audience to believe…
Phrase for: “Appears credible”
Creates a mood of credence.
Phrase for: “The urgent tone makes us feel anxious”
… is used to arouse anxiety.
Phrase for: “The data and statistics make us trust the reader”
Appeals to our general sense of what is true, thus appearing authoritative and well-informed
Phrase for: “Makes the reader feel [in some way] before going in”
This predisposes the reader to feel…
Phrase for: “emphasizes”
… designed to accentuate
Phrase for: “Makes him/her seem more credible”
…reaffirms the veracity of his claims.
Phrase for: “Much softer in tone”
Comparatively muted
Phrases for: “With [Quote], we see the tempo hasten”
…marks the transition into…
Phrases for: “Blatantly obvious”
Conspicuously clear
Phrases for: “The inclusive language makes us feel like we have to do something”
…as we are enlivened by the inclusive language…
Phrases for: “… is the framework for the article”
Loaded language such as…is to become the pulse of the article.
Phrases for: “We are directed to”
Our attention is guided towards…
Phrases for: “The words are striking”
The author’s assertion is incisive…
Phrases for: “Lots of detail”
the density of detail
Phrases for: “Makes us feel pity”
a spasm of pity
Phrases for: “Put a picture in the reader’s mind”
to saturate the reader’s imagination with…
Phrases for: “These techniques combine to persuade us”
…combine to create the persuasive impetus…
Phrases for: “The image also shows us…”
The article is accompanied by an image which also permits us to see the writer’s position
Phrases for: “The image lets us see…”
It is a visual that takes us into the argument, offering the comfort of seeing what is meant
