Persuasive Techniques
Parts of Speech
Literary Vocabulary
Critical Thinking Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
This technique tells you to do something because "everyone else is doing it"
What is bandwagon appeal?
100
noun
What is a person, place or thing?
100
the events of a story from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
100
It makes sense and is reasonable
What is logical?
100
What is the only continent that is one entire country?
What is Australia?
200
This is a broad conclusion based on limited experiences, using words like all, always, every, and never.
What is Hasty Generalization?
200
verb
What is an action word?
200
The main problem in a story, like bullies running a school, or a friend who won't share.
What is the conflict?
200
It is not true
What is a fallacy?
200
How many days are in a leap year?
What is 366?
300
This sends the message that something is valuable because only "special people" use it.
What is snob appeal?
300
pronoun
What is I, you, me, he, she, it, they?
300
This is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved.
What is the climax?
300
This shows a similarity between two different things
What is an analogy?
300
This phrase means hurrying can make you mess things up, and wastes time and materials (and sometimes flesh and blood).
What is "haste makes waste."
400
This uses a famous person who is NOT an expert to say they use it.
What is a testimonial?
400
adjective
What is a word that describes a noun?
400
This is who is telling the story. It can be first person, or a narrator, or third person.
What is point of view?
400
This is when you say all people in a group are the same.
What is a stereotype?
400
This fairy-tale creature offered to help a young woman spin straw into gold, and then threatened to take her baby if she didn't guess his name.
Who was Rumpelstiltskin?
500
This presents a situation or outcome (such as "women will love you for it") as having only one cause--using a product, or wearing something.
What is Only-Cause Fallacy?
500
adverb
What is a word that describes a verb, or how something is done?
500
This is the central idea of the story, which is often abstract, like greed gets punished, or the main character grows and learns.
What is theme?
500
This kind of thinking is when you look for facts and examples first, and then come up with a statement that is supported by the evidence.
What is inductive reasoning?
500
It is the capitol of the state of Oregon.
What is Salem, OR?
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