Persuasive writing

Persuasive writing

Multiple Choice

Choose the persuasive technique used in the sentence

1. Mobile phones are like dynamite: they demolish and devastate family time

• Fact

• Alliteration

• Direct address

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2. Parents should take mobiles off their children at night to ensure they get a full night’s sleep.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Statistics

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3. Excessive use of a mobile phone can lead to low self-esteem, stress and a poor attention span.

• Direct address

• Opinion

• Cluster of three

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4. Dozens of reckless people die (or kill innocent pedestrians) each year through using mobile whilst driving.

• Statistics

• Emotive language

• Alliteration

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5. In 2020, the average amount of time spent on smart phones was six hours per day.

• Opinion

• Direct address

• Statistics