Persuasive Techniques
Essay Introductions and Conclusions
Body Paragraphs
Name that Literary Device
Miscellaneous
100
If an advertisement used this picture, they most likely would be using what persuasive device?
Pathos
100
The first part of a persuasive introduction is to catch the reader's attention by using a question or an interesting fact. What do we call this part?
hook
100
In our persuasive essays, each body paragraph supported our thesis/claim by introducing one piece of ___________.
Evidence
100
She returned in the evening to find her children sleep, curled up like kittens.
("Imagery" is not a specific enough answer here)
If answer is Imagery, need to be more specific.
100
What grade are you guaranteed to get in the class if you tell Ms. Melissa she looks like she's in her 30s or 40s?
A+ or A
J/K, but it won't hurt!
200
What persuasive device is being used?
Ethos
200
In the introduction of a persuasive essay, you want to set the stage for the reader by including what?
Background information/ summary of what the issue is that you are talking about
200
What is the first sentence called that is used to begin all body paragraphs in a persuasive essay?
topic sentence
200
She returned to her English class to find the angels quiet, haloes untarnished as they wrote their essays.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Metaphor
200
What class does Ms. Melissa want you to take next year?
Psychology or AP Psychology
300
Which persuasive technique would these two women use based on this picture?
Logos
300
What should be the last sentence of your introduction in a persuasive essay?
the thesis statement
300
You can refute an opposing argument by including a strong __________ in your persuasive essay.
rebuttal or counterargument"
300
They could not stop talking even if I paid them Five Gagillion dollars (you know who you are).
Hyperbole
300
What kind of animal is our Emotional Support plushie?
Emotional Support Vampire Bat.
400
What TWO persuasive techniques are being used here?
"Every year, a staggering 1.6 million motor vehicle accidents are linked to phone use while driving, according to the National Safety Council (NSC)."
Ethos and Logos
400
What are two ways you can "restate" your thesis statement?
reword or rewrite
400
What do we call words or phrases that connect ideas in writing?
transition words/phrases
400
That one wheel on the chair stubbornly refused to stay on.
personification
400
What are three of your four cohort teachers' first names?
Melissa Asr
Arianna McComb
Gabriel Moreno
Carlos Ridley
500
The ASPCA uses a lot of sad dogs in their commercials. What persuasive technique are they using?
Pathos
500
Your claim should be your attitude, belief, or your _____ on the topic.
position
500
What do you call the "other side's" opinion or the "opposing" opinion in a persuasive essay?
Counterargument
500
Alan and Alijah ate all the alligator's Altoids.
Alliteration
500
What ultimately was your "call for action" (i.e. the whole point) of your Renaissance Machines project's persuasive essays? (Hint: the "action" you called for happened at the Expo)
To get the most votes/cohort dollars for your project at the Expo