Persuasive Writing
True or False: us, we, you, most people, everyone are examples of inclusive language
True
A question that does not need an answer is called a...
Rhetorical Question
Using the same words or phrases multiple times is called...
Repetition
Beginning your essay with a question that needs no answer.
Rhetorical Question
I came, I saw, I conquered
The Rule of 3s or Repetition.
The goal of persuasive writing is to...
Persuade the reader to agree with your opinion
Language that makes us feel something is called...
Emotive Language
Using language that is not formal and appeals to an audience of your peers.
Casual Language-Informal Language
Beginning your essay with a descriptive scene.
Your driving down the road with your two-year-old in the back seat, strapped into a car seat. As you puff on your strawberry-flavored vape, the child happily breathes in the sweet vapor.
Setting
Involves including words in your persuasive piece that make the reader think that the writing is talking about them, is including them
Inclusive Language
True or False: Using statistics and facts gives your argument validity
True
Repeating the same letter at the start of a word is called...
Alliteration
A brief story about something that happened to the speaker, usually something funny or interesting that can be used to hook your reader
Hooking your reader with information about recent studies or facts about your topic.
Statistics/Facts
“Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered.”
Rule of 3's
True or False: Ethos, Logos and Pathos are not important in persuasive writing.
False
Another word for an exaggeration is called a...
Hyperbole
A comparison in which something is said to figuratively be like something else.
Simile
"Austin looked like a skeleton. He lost 20 kilos in three months. We were in and out of hospitals for over a year. He had what the doctors called "popcorn lung" as a result of vaping."
-Devastated Parent
Quote
True or False: Pathos means to have credibility
False
When writers try and include their audience in the argument. "We must stop this madness from infecting our city!
A figure of speech that uses sound to demonstrate an action.
Crash, Boom, Buzz, Screech.
Onomatopoeia
A humorous way of criticizing people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong.
You've essentially created even more poverty with your new budget plan. Great work!
Sarcasm
The sentence that comes after the hook that lets the reader know what the topic of your essay is.
Bridging or General Statement.
What is logos?
Using logic to persuade