Appeals
"Young workers deserve the security of a decent minimum wage"
What is an appeal to the desire to be wealthy?
"Giraffes are 30 times more likely to be struck by lightening than people"
What are statistics?
"It's raining cats and dogs"
What is a metaphor?
"World swimming champion drowns at Bondi Beach"
What is irony?
"You should be ashamed after what you have done to this institution"
What are attacks?
"This products is guaranteed to reduce wrinkles and dark circles under the eyes"
What is an appeal to the desire to look good?
"Coach Damian Carroll used this technique to improve his players' kicking accuracy"
What are examples?
"The flames were roaring like a freight train"
What is a simile?
"Be kind to dentists. They have fillings too"
What is a pun?
"Do you really want to risk leaving your future in the hands of fate?"
What is a rhetorical question?
"Throw it in the bin, or it will end up in the ocean"
What is an appeal to the desire to protect the environment?
"The study found 1 in 3 students had been bullied at school"
What are research findings?
"The sick lay helplessly awaiting treatment, sometimes 3 or more in a makeshift bed"
What is imagery?
What is sarcasm?
"My hampster crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday"
What is a euphemism?
"Imagine if you didn't feel safe walking to your car after work"
What is an appeal to fear?
"Surgeons suggest using Polyglactin sutures for facial lacerations"
What are expert opinions?
"It delivered a short, sharp, shock"
What is alliteration?
"A man walks into a bar. Ouch"
What is a joke?
"We may as well give it our best effort"
What are pronouns?
"The government's policy is ripping families apart and ruining lives"
What is an appeal to emotions?
"In my experience, the harder you work, the more success you will gain"
What is anecdotal evidence?
"It tested his strength. It tested his patience. It tested his will to survive"
What is repetition?
"Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation"
What is satire?
If he will not agree to it, then he should be ashamed"
What are modal verbs?