Persuasive - academic vocabulary
This is what your speech must be about
What is a social issue?
A question that has an obvious answer is...
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
List one persuasive technique in the sentence below.
"We must take action to stop climate change!"
Inclusive Language/ High modality
This appeal is designed to make people afraid.
Appeal to fear
This is the name for your main attitude to, or belief about the issue
What is a contention/thesis?
Words such as 'we', 'us' or 'our' are called...
Inclusive language
These contain numbers and act as evidence ...
Facts and statistics
Identify a persuasive technique in the sentence below:
"According to a Professor Liesing 76% of all facts on the internet are made up"
Expert Opinion
Facts/statistics
Evidence
This appeal is designed to get people feeling that something is deeply unfair
Appeal to justice
This is where supporting reasons for the contention are explained
What is a body paragraph?
Language that makes us feel a strong emotion is called...
Emotive Language
When you deliberately overstate a situation it is called...
Exaggeration/hyperbole
Identify a persuasive technique in the sentence below:
"The government's policies are pathetic and what the country needs is change!"
Attacks
Emotive Language
This appeal gets people worried about their money
Appeal to financial wellbeing
The group that the writer wishes to persuade is called this.
What is the audience?
Another name for a personal story is called a...
Anecdote
A quote from someone knowledgeable in the issue is called...
Expert Opinon
Identify a persuasive technique in the sentence below:
"In my personal experience, I've only had wonderful experiences at Brentwood!"
Praise
Anecdote
This appeal gets people to think about their love of their country
Appeal to patriotism
This is what the writer wants to audience to think or do after reading their article
What is the call to action?
Repeating the same letter at the start of a word is called...
Alliteration
When we only present one side of the issue and ignore the other, it is called...
Bias
Identify a persuasive technique in the sentence below:
"They are monsters for what they have done to small businesses!"
Hyperbole
Exclusive Language
This appeal gets people to focus on the benefits to families, children and elderly people
Appeal to family values