Persuasive Devices

What is this an example of?
95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.

• Exaggeration
• Statistical Evidence
• Emotive Language
• Repetition

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

"When I was five years old, my grandfather lost his life fighting the disease. He passed away quietly in the hospital, surrounded by family and friends..."
Is an example of...

• Emotive Language
• Assonance
• An Antidote
• An Anecdote

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? 

• "What must be remembered is this: the eating of chocolate is more important than the abolition of slavery."
• "What must be remembered is this: like the abolition of torture in the free world, the cessation of cruelty to animals is paramount."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an "expert opinion"?

• ...using the opinion of those who know a lot about a topic to give further weight to their argument.
• ....using the words 'we' or 'us' - is often used to get a reader onside.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words like ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to make your audience think you are talking only to them.

• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Exaggeration
• Inclusive Language

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.

• Rhetorical questions
• Emotive language
• Personal pronouns
• Exaggeration

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Sun, surf and sand, what more could you want?

• Alliteration
• Personal pronouns
• Colloquial language
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done"? Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work"?

• Rhetorical Question
• Repetition
• Antithesis
• Parallel Structure

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A "cause and effect" argument uses

• clear and specific details to communicate meaning
• lists the causes of a problem and outlines the effects of these causes
• analogies to compare what is similar about two things
• appeals to emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

What are facts?

• Information that is incorrect

• Information that is true and correct

• Bias in reporting

• A question that doesn't need an answer

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6