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Persuasive Techniques Vocabulary

Authored by Tiara Harrison-McIver

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Persuasive Techniques Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This definition applies to which term?


These are descriptive words used to add emphasis and to create an emotional response.

Evidence

Adjectives

Loaded Words

Exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This definition applies to which term?


This is the facts or information that are used to indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument.

Anecdotes

Assertion

Rule of Three

Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This definition applies to which term?


This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable.

Rule of Three

Figurative Language

Alliteration

Adjectives

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is used to create imagery and express things non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid & convincing.


This definition applies to which term?

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These are short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility to an argument.


This definition applies to which term?

Narrative

Exaggeration

Anecdotes

Loaded Words

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The representation of something as greater than is the case, used to grab the attention of the audience & emphasize certain points.


This definition applies to which term?

Alliteration

Evidence

Hook

Exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The inference that a claim is true for most people and is used to speak to prevailing beliefs or prejudices of an audience.


This definition applies to which term?

Generalization

Faulty Reasoning

Assertion

Attacks

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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