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Persuade Me
Persuade Me, too!
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The author's intent to inform, entertain, or persuade an audience.
What is the author's purpose?
100
Texts that are written in an order or timeline format.
What is time order/sequence?
100
Persuasive techniques used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something.
What are propaganda techniques?
100
An attack on a person instead of an issue.
What is name-calling?
100
This technique features ordinary people.
What is plain folks?
200
The central thought or chief topic of a text.
What is the main idea?
200
Examples of this text are: a vocabulary glossary, a table of contents, and a list of materials
What is description/list?
200
A piece of information that can be proven as true or false.
What is a fact?
200
You should do, think, or buy something because "everyone" is doing it.
What is bandwagon?
200
Saying or displaying the same message over and over again.
What is repetition?
300
Statements that define or provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea.
What are supporting details?
300
An example is an article about a volcano which hurt tourism in a region.
What is cause and effect?
300
A personal view or attitude.
What is an opinion?
300
An attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.
What is a red herring?
300
A stereotype or an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.
What is a sweeping generalization?
400
Text that is aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of an audience.
What is persuasive text?
400
An example is a blog about the best and worst exercise equipment.
What is compare/contrast?
400
The subtle presence of a positive or negative attitude toward a subject.
What is bias?
400
Using an appeal to a person's emotions, instead of logic or reason.
What is emotional appeal?
400
Using data to show how many people think something is true.
What is an appeal to numbers, facts, or statistics?
500
Text that is written to explain information about a specific topic.
What is expository text?
500
An example is a commercial for a pain medication.
What is problem/solution?
500
In persuasive writing, these 3 words are used to describe one's logic, ethics, and emotion.
What is are ethos, pathos, and logos?
500
Using a famous person to endorse a product or an idea.
What is a testimonial?
500
This states a conclusion as part of the proof of an argument.
What is a circular argument?