The people that the persuasive act is directed towards.
audience
100
Reasons and evidence to support an opinion; best used to earn an audience’s trust.
logical appeal
100
This country will soon have the largest English speaking population in the world.
China
100
This "G" shaped letter appears between "F" and "H" in the English alphabet.
"G"
100
The exact words of a person or text.
quotation
200
Words, pictures, and examples that play on an audience’s feelings.
emotional appeal
200
Truth/fact; something that “everyone” perceives the same without any interference from emotion, social background, religious conviction, etc…
objective
200
At least two people die every year from having these sugar-free machines (at least, the student ones are sugar-free) fall on them.
vending machines
200
The average life expectancy of an enemy in a Chuck Norris film.
4 seconds
200
Words that urge the audience to take immediate action on an issue; without this, an attempted act of persuasion is incomplete.
call to action
300
A secondhand account, often based on more than one viewpoint.
secondary source
300
What the author is trying to persuade people of on a given issue.
intent or purpose
300
The first number with the letter “A” in it when the number is spelled out.
1,000
"one thousand"
300
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is about this person's adventures.
Tom Sawyer
300
Using your own words to relate the ideas of another person without any loss of detail or information.
paraphrase
400
Convincing others to change their minds or to take a certain action.
persuasion
400
A firsthand account, written by someone who participated in the events.
primary source
400
Two countries with more honors students than the U.S. has students.
What are China and India?
400
This is the color of fresh snow.
white
400
Twisting/stretching the truth, or using bias or a hidden perspective to sell an idea or product; misrepresenting a point of view to achieve persuasion.
propaganda
500
The topic of a persuasive act.
the issue
500
Truth/opinion; relating to the experience of the individual; different for each person, but still true to them.
subjective
500
This often disgusting bad habit--sometimes referred to as gold-digging, but not like Kanye's girl does it--is actually good for you.
What is Mucophagy (picking your nose and consuming the rewards of your hard work)?
500
This play by William Shakespeare was about a merchant who lived in Venice.
The Merchant of Venice
500
The type of propaganda most closely associated with peer pressure.