Persuasive Techniques

97% of students dislike English. This is an example of:

• emotive language
• metaphor
• evidence
• appeal to hip pocket

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The purpose of repetition is:

• To make the reader feel emotional
• To make the reader remember a key word
• To support the argument with evidence
• To make the reader feel included 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The purpose of a rhetorical question is to:

• Make the reader think of an obvious answer
• Make the reader feel emotion
• Repeat a key word
• Over exaggerate something

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is a “Metaphor”?

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
• We as a team can take them down.
• Do you want to die today? 
• She had a broken heart.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The purpose of appeal to patriotism is:

• To speak to the readers belief that everyone deserves fair treatment
• To call on the readers national pride and loyalty to their country
• To suggest that the readers interests should be placed in front of others
• To make the reader remember an important word or phrase

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

'In Iraq 50,538 deaths have been caused by terrorism since 2000.' This is an example of:

• Appeal to hip pocket
• Appeal to tradition and custom
• Rhetorical Question
• Evidence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A metaphor is:

• a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
• the use of numbers or data
• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
• a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

'Would u like me to turn the car around and we go home?' Which technique is being used here?

• Emotive language
• Hyperbole
• Rhetorical Question
• Appeal to family values

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

'Together we can make this world a better place'. Which technique is being used here? 

• Inclusive Language
• Pun
• Emotive Language
• Appeal to traditio

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Inclusive language is -

• any words that makes the reader feel included like we or us
• any words that makes the reader feel excluded like me or I 
• when a writer repeats a key word 
• when a writer uses statistics 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5