Persuasive Devices
Provide one example of a high modality word.
Is, must, absolutely, certainly, etc.
What is ethos?
Using the speaker's/writer's/presenter's credibility to appear trustworthy.
What is this ';' symbol called?
Semi-colon
Name one type of WTB paragraph structure we have discussed.
Slam Dunk, Lawyer, Multipurpose Introduction and/or Robust Conclusion.
What suburb is Mabel Park State High School located in?
Slacks Creek
What is tricolon?
The use of three parallel words and/or phrases used for emphasis.
What is logos? What part of the triangle does it appeal to? (speaker/audience/message).
What type of sentence is the one below?
Martin Luther King Jr. fought valiantly for civil rights.
Power Sentence
What is the first thing you must include in a Multipurpose Introduction?
Neutral sentence
Who won the 2024 NRL Premiership?
Penrith Panthers
Improve this statement:
Maybe you should consider voting for me.
Teacher's discretion.
What element of the rhetorical triangle does the following sentence appeal to?
"Every day, thousands of animals suffer in shelters, waiting for a home, and if you don’t adopt, they may never know the love and safety they deserve."
Is this appealing to the speaker, audience or message.
Pathos, audience.
What type of sentence is the one below, and what punctuate mark is missing?
Tragically children as young as eight now play violent video games.
Adverb Start, comma between 'tragically' and 'children'.
How do you begin a Slam Dunk paragraph?
With a question.
Who won the 2024 AFL Grand Final?
Brisbane Lions
Which do you think is more important in persuasion - ethos, pathos or logos? Why?
Teacher discretion.
When using an -ed start, the first word is the -ed version of what component of English?
Noun, verb, adverb or conjunction.
Verb
In what WTB Paragraph would you find the following in?
Restate Argument: Say what you are trying to convince the audience of (1 sentence).
Robust Conclusion
2032
What is emotive language? What part of the rhetorical triangle is it related to?
Language that makes you feel a certain emotion, e.g., happiness, sadness, anger.
Emotive language is related to pathos.
If you were trying to convince your friends to join a cause, how would you use ethos, pathos and logos to make your argument stronger?
Teacher discretion.
What persuasive device could you use in a Red, White, and Blue sentence?
Tricolon
The following outlines which WTB paragraph structure?
Your Point: Say what you are trying to convince the audience of (1 sentence).
Why it Matters: Say why your point is important (1 to 2 sentences).
Argument: Deliver your evidence to prove this (3 to 4 sentences).
Sum Up: Write a single sentence and your drive home your ideas (12 words or less).
Lawyer Paragraph
2000