Persuasive Technique Names
Speech Structure
Social Issues
Persuasive Technique Examples
Persuasive Techniques Effects
100

A technique where you say something over and over again.

Repetition

100

What should a persuasive speech start with?

Something to grip the audience - a persuasive language technique. 

100

What is the name of the social issue when people are being discriminated against because of race?

Racism.

100

"If you were getting bullied, you would feel alone and scared."

Emotive appeal

100

What is the effect of repetition?

To emphasise a key point to the audience. 

200

A technique that relates to or refer to emotions.

Emotive language.

200

What should a persuasive speech end with?

A strong message for your audience - persuasive language technique. 

200

What is a violent social issue people may fight for by saying STOP THE ...?

War

200

"Bullying is the worst thing that can ever happen to someone."

Hyperbole. 

200

What is the effect of emotive language or emotive appeal?

To make the audience feel something and connect to the social issue. 

300

A technique where you use numbers to prove your point.

Statistical evidence. 

300

What does the first paragraph in your persuasive speech include?

Past - background information and the history the issue. 

300

What is a social issue where people are mean to other people?

Bullying

300

"The bullies yelled at her, pushed her, pulled her hair, made fun of how she looked, made noises when she walked past and always stared."

Accumulation

300

What is the effect of a rhetorical question?

To make the audience think about the answer. 

400

A technique where the answer is so obvious it is not required.

A rhetorical question.

400

What does the second paragraph in your persuasive speech include?

Present - explain the issue now and how it impacts people today. 

400

What social issue did Greta Thunberg advocate for?

Climate Change

400

"NSW School principals have reported that bullying has gotten worse in the last five years and they worry it will continue to get worse."

Expert opinion.

400

What is the effect of inclusive language?

To connect the audience to the speaker and the issue. 
500

A technique that aims to directly address the reader, either personally or as a member of a shared group.

Inclusive Language 

500

What does the third paragraph in your persuasive speech include?

Future - what change needs to happen to improve the issue.

500

What social issue did Rachel Corrie care about?

World hunger and the rights of the Palestinian people.

500

"When I was a teenager, I remember being bullied and it made me never want to come to school because I was so sad and scared about what would happen."

Anecdotal Evidence

500

What is the effect of using evidence in a persuasive speech (e.g. statistics, expert opinion and anecdotal)?

To prove what you are saying is true and important. 

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