Analysing Argument Structure
I am a paragraph not needed for an Argument Analysis essay.
What is a conclusion?
A question that is used to make a point, rather than to obtain an answer. Often the answer is embedded in the question.
What is a rhetorical question?
Using the same words or phrases multiple times.
What is repetition?
The three persuasive techniques in the sentence below.
"We must take action to stop climate change!"
What is:
Call to Action
Inclusive Language
Imperative
A person, place or thing. Proper, common or abstract.
What is a noun?
WILD CARD: What colour are the Mona Lisa's eyebrows?
None (she has no eyebrows)
Using insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, to damage a person's reputation
What is mud-slinging?
The language technique to describe the word 'we' in the following sentence, if you were the audience.
'As teachers at this school, we are sick to death of the amount of rubbish we find in the playground'
What is exclusive language?
Identify the first persuasive technique in the sentence below:
"According to a Professor Liesing 76% of all facts on the internet are made up"
What is expert opinion?
A word that names an attribute of a noun.
What is an adjective?
The three word process of analysis used in body paragraphs, suggested by Mr T.
What is 'WHAT/HOW/WHY'?
Language that makes us feel something.
What is emotive language?
Another word for a exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The emotion that the author of the following sentence is trying to elicit in the sentence below:
"The government's policies are pathetic and what the country needs is change!"
What is anger?
Every sentence contains me. I indicate a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being. I am almost always used in conjunction with a noun or pronoun to describe what it is doing.
What is a verb?
These verbs help to offer an understanding of me:
aims, seeks, hopes, intends
What is the author's intent?
A personal story employed to convey an idea or feeling.
What is an anecdote?
A quote from someone knowledgeable in particular area.
What is expert opinion?
The persuasive technique in the sentence below:
"Last week, when I went to said cafe, I was greeted with a delicious coffee, and a warm atmosphere"
What is an anecdote?
I am a word that describes how an action is carried out. I can change or add detail to a verb, adjective, or even a whole clause.
What is an adverb?
I am a word used in order to connect ideas, sentences, or paragraphs.
What is a conjunction?
The repetition of the same letter at the start of a series of words.
What is alliteration?
The use of the word 'we' in the following sentence, if you were the audience:
'If we could simply use the bins, our world would be a better place.'
What is inclusive language?
The imagery used in the sentence below:
"They are monsters for what they have done to small businesses!"
What is a metaphor?
A word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else. For example, before, after, under, toward are all common examples of me.
What is a preposition?