Persuasive techniques

Persuasive techniques

100

a personal experience or story

anecdote

200

a question that isn't answered because the answer is so obvious

rhetorical question

300

I/you/we/she/he/them, Example: We are all in this together;we stand united.

personal pronouns (inclusive language)

400

opinions that are credible because of the specialized experience of the person giving it

expert opinion (also ethos)

500

Identify the persuasive device.

Do we really want to waste our future by doing nothing now?

rhetorical question

Persuasive techniques

100

repeating a word, phrase, or sentence for emphasis

repetition

200

Together, we can make a difference.

Identify the persuasive device.

Inclusive language

300

numerical figures, percentages

statistics

400

 using repeated letters or sounds to create impact

alliteration

500

two contrasting examples or ideas near each other

Juxtaposition

Persuasive techniques

100

A statement that is true

Fact

200

Part-time jobs build confidence, responsibility, and independence. 

Identify the persuasive device.

Rule of three

300

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

simile

400

Brave as a lion.

Identify the persuasive device. 

simile

500

two contrasting meanings e.g. The silence was deafening.

Oxymoron

Persuasive techniques

100

My Mum is going to kill me!

hyperbole

200

Giving an object human characteristics

Personification

300

When words are used to mean the opposite of what is being stated.

Irony

400

It’s time to act; support this idea now. 

Identify one of the persuasive devices in this statement. 

Call to action

Imperative verb

500

Teenagers are drowning in responsibility without real-world experience. 

Hyperbole or inclusive language?

Hyperbole

Persuasive techniques

100

Using statistics, cause and effect reasoning and facts.

Is this logos, ethos or pathos?

Logos

200

Language that makes the reader feel a certain way (e.g. sad, angry, pity) 

Logos, ethos or pathos?

pathos

300

compares two unrelated things by stating that one is the other. e.g. She has a heart of gold

Metaphor

400

This statement is an appeal to fairness. True or False?

This unfair rule hurts young people and limits their freedom.

True

500

This outdated thinking holds young people back. 

This is an example of an attack. True or False?

True