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
The farmer tried to get his cows to get along, but they insisted on having a beef with each other.
Pun
I came, I saw, I conquered
The Rule of 3s
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
Informal language or a local expression
Colloquialism
She and Lee see the bees in the tree.
Assonance
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
He was a wolf among sheep.
Metaphor
“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 using like or as.
Simile
The thunder boomed and the lightning crashed.
Onomatopoeia
True or False: Pathos means to have credibility
False
When we only present one side of the issue and ignore the other, it is called...
A figure of speech that uses two opposite words together.
Oxymoron
A humorous way of criticising people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong
Satire
The treaty led to a violent peace.
oxymoron
What is logos?
Using logic to persuade