NAME THAT TECHNIQUE I
A short, personal story used to connect with an audience in argumentative writing.
What is an anecdote?
Movie trailers about ghosts, suspense, deaths, and other scary content persuade this audience to see their movies.
Who are people who like horror movies?
news articles, textbooks, biographies
What is informative?
When the author repeats the same consonant sound on the same line for emphasis.
What is alliteration?
"Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" - United States Declaration of Independence
What is the rule of three?
What is loaded language or loaded words?
Commercials shown during the Super Bowl cost millions of dollars and are targeted to this specific group of people.
What are football fans?
novels, poems, comics
What is entertain?
We are at war, gentlemen. We must send the entire Spartan army to aid our King in the preservation of not just ourselves, but of our children.
What is the use of pronouns?
What is the author's attitude towards the topic or issue?
What is tone?
“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
What is anaphora (repetition)
Gatorade commercials target this audience.
What are athletes?
A fictional story about a young girl who sacrifices her life for her little sister.
What is entertain?
"Government of the people, for the people, by the people."
Abraham Lincoln and JFK
What is the rule of three?
We will not go quietly......
We will not vanquish.....
is an example of which persuasive technique?
What is anaphora?
"We can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground." - Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address)
What is anaphora and/ rule of three?
Who is the target audience for Tik Tok and Instragram influencers who push for Stanley cups and Drunk Elephant make up?
Who are teens or preteens?
A teen’s letter to the mayor explaining why a skate park is needed to help keep kids out of trouble.
What is persuasive?
Every morning my neighbor takes his mutt to the park. It always barks loudly when leaving the building.
Which word is an example of loaded language?
What is mutt?
The word "mankind" from the movie speech yesterday was an example of what persuasive technique?
What is loaded words?
Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fightin' the same fight that we're still fightin' amongst ourselves today.
What is Alliteration?
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T all use statistics to persuade this target audience to sign up.
Who are adult cell phone users above 12 years old?
A sign carried by a protestor that reads, “More Libraries, Fewer Prisons!”
What is persuasive?
It is my hope that the same courage, spirit, and honor which has brought us together will one day restore this union.
"Glory" movie, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
What is the rule of three?
What is anaphora? Repetition