Appeals
"Young workers deserve the security of a decent minimum wage"
What is an appeal to the desire to be wealthy?
"Giraffes are 30 times more likely to be struck by lightening than people"
What are statistics?
What is it called when the writer asks and answers their own question?
What is hypophora?
"World swimming champion drowns at Bondi Beach"
What is irony?
"You should be ashamed after what you have done to this institution"
What are attacks?
"This products is guaranteed to reduce wrinkles and dark circles under the eyes"
What is an appeal to the desire to look good?
What is the devices that can be either a statistic, anecdote, or other types of evidence used to persuade the audience of something?
What is logos?
What is the language devices when you use words that appeal to the target audiences values?
What is virtue words?
"Be kind to dentists. They have fillings too"
What is a pun?
"Do you really want to risk leaving your future in the hands of fate?"
What is a rhetorical question?
"Throw it in the bin, or it will end up in the ocean"
What is an appeal to the desire to protect the environment?
"The study found 1 in 3 students had been bullied at school"
What are research findings?
What is the devices when you quote from someone?
What is direct quotation or personal testimony?
What is sarcasm?
"My hampster took the long sleep yesterday"
What is a euphemism?
"Imagine if you didn't feel safe walking to your car after work"
What is an appeal to fear?
"Surgeons suggest using Polyglactin sutures for facial lacerations"
What are expert opinions?
What is the word for repetition at the start of sentences or clauses?
What is anaphora?
"A man walks into a bar. Ouch"
What is a joke?
"We may as well give it our best effort"
What are pronouns?
"The government's policy is ripping families apart and ruining lives"
What is an appeal to emotions?
"In my experience, the harder you work, the more success you will gain"
What is anecdotal evidence?
"It tested his strength. It tested his patience. It tested his will to survive"
What is repetition?
"Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation"
What is satire?
What is the devices when two contrasting ideas are placed side by side?
What is juxtaposition?