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year 9 unit 3 Flashcards

1
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Voluntarily

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Done by one’s own free will, without being forced

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Idiom

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A figurative expression, i.e. ‘over the moon’

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3
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Editorial

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A newspaper article expressing the editor’s opinion on an issue

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Columnist

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A journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine

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Nefarious

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Evil or Criminal

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Cynicism

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The belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest

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Unfortunately

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Sadly, regrettably

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Formidable

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Causing fear or awe

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Podium

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A raised platform in front of an audience

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Retrospect

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Reflecting on the past

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Routinely

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As part of a regular procedure

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12
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Campaigner

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A person who campaigns for social or political change

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Prodigious

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something that is very large powerful or impressive

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14
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Moreover

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used to add information

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15
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notable

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worthy of attention, remarkable

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thought provoking

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causing people to think seriously about something

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reluctant

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unwilling or hesitant

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18
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nonetheless

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in spite of, nevertheless

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19
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unattainable

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not able to be reached or achieved

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provoke

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to cause a reaction, often negative

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21
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desolate

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not lived in, giving an impression of emptiness

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contemporary

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existing now, belonging to the same period of time

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inevitable

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certain to happen, unavoidable

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disproportionate

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too large or too small in comparison to something else

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staggering

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very shocking or surprising

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insidious

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gradually or secretly causing harm, dangerous

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legacy

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something handed down from the past, a heritage

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incompetent

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unsuitable for a purpose

29
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catastrophic

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a huge tragic or destructive event

30
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atrocities

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an extremely terrible act, often involving injury

31
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compelling

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creating interest, attention or admiration

32
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citizens

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people that live in a city or town

33
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consciousness

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the state of being aware of what is going on around you

34
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discrimination

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prejudice towards different categories of people

35
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incalculable

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a number too big to be calculated or estimated

36
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superfluous

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unnecessary

37
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humility

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being modest

38
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moral

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concerned with right and wrong behaviour

39
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unique

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being the one of its kind; unlike anything else

40
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hyperbolic

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deliberately exaggerated

41
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indulgent

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allowing someone to enjoy something desired

42
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emerging

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growing and developing

43
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reverence

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deep respect for someone or something

44
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petulant

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childish, sulky or bad-tempered

45
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what does PERSUASION stand for

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power of three
emotive language
repetition and rhetorical questions
shocking imagery
use of imperatives
anecdotes
statistics and facts
inclusive language
over exaggeration and opinion
nice to reader
46
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power of three

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list of three

47
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emotive language

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this aims to make the reader feel emotional

48
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rhetorical questions

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questions that don’t need an answer

49
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shocking imagery

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use of imagery or statements in order to surprise or horrify the reader

50
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use of imperatives

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gives the reader orders

51
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anecdotes

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short stories that help support the speakers argument

52
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statistics and facts

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numbers and facts to support the speaker

53
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inclusive language

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seen through the use of personal pronouns like ‘we’ which includes the reader

54
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over exaggeration/ opinion

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exaggerating for effect/ the speaker says their opinion as if it is fact

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nice to reader

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being nice to the reader- makes them want to agree

56
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PAPAH

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polysyndeton, anaphora, parallelism, antithesis, hypophora

57
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polysyndeton

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repetition of conjugations

58
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anaphora

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repetition of words or phrases at the start of a sentence

59
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parallelism

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the use of matching sentence structure

60
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antithesis

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

61
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hypophora

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a question followed by an answer

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