Persuasive Devices
"How much longer can we ignore the effects of climate change?"
Rhetorical Question
Irresistible
word 1
Equate
Which of these is not a stroke in swimming: backstroke, freestyle, butterfly, starfish
starfish
"We must work together to solve this crisis."
Personal pronouns / call to action
Fickle
changing frequently
word 2
premeditated
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the US?
France
"Innocent animals are being brutally slaughtered every day for profit."
Laughable
so ludicrous as to be amusing
word 3
beguile
What is the name of dragon in Mulan?
Mushu
Last year, a small rabbit named Clover lost her sight after chemicals were tested on her in a lab.
Anecdote
Scrupulous
careful, thorough, extremely attentive to details
word 4
euphemism
Mauve is a shade of what colour?
Purple
"Do you want to live in fear, or do you want to fight for freedom?"
Contrast pair or Either/or statements
Immutable
unchanging over time
word 5
bureaucracy
In which year was the first YouTube video uploaded?
2005