Persuasive Language
A question that doesn't require an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
The acronym to use to critically think about information you find.
What is CRAAP?
‘Recently my neighbor experienced these problems first-hand.’
What is an anecdote?
The structure to use to write a paragraph.
The acronym to remember SIX key persuasive language techniques.
What is PRAISE?
A repository of articles, not a search engine.
What is a database?
‘According to Dr. Jessica Harper of the Institute for Public Policy’
What is expert opinion?
Indicating you're moving on to your next point.
What is signposting?
A story about the speaker / writer.
What is a personal story or anecdote?
Is fine to use for quick information, but never counts as solid research.
What is the google summary at the top of the search?
‘Why should a journal article reviewed by a small group of academics be regarded as more valuable than an article in Wikipedia, which has been peer-reviewed by possibly thousands of interested readers?’
What is rhetorical question?
Appealing to a sense of logic.
Numbers, percentages, amounts, costs etc.
What are statistics?
____________ Search Operators. Words to add between your key words to narrow down a search.
What are Boolean Search Operators?
What is repetition?
Expert opinion, statistics, anecdote, analogies etc.
What are types of evidence?
The first letter of subsequent words are the same in a sequence.
What is alliteration?
‘This poor behavior was modelled by the parents, who have failed their children miserably. They should be ashamed to be parents.’
What is emotive language?
What is hyperbole?