PERSUASIVE Techniques

What is persuasive writing?

• Writing in which the author tells a story

• Arguments used to convince someone to believe a particular point of view

• Informing an audience about a topic

• The series of events in a story.

True or false- All persuasive writing must use persuasive techniques.

• True

• False

Which device is being used in the following? -Aren't you tired of going to the same supermarket everyday?

• Anecdote

• Sarcasm

• Rhetorical Question

• Exaggeration

Which of the sentences below best define exaggeration?

• expressing strong opinions using strong emotional language

• a contradiction between what is expected and what actually occurs.

• this is where a writer will be really over the top, in order to make it seem as if an issue is massive

• This is where similarities and differences are used

Which persuasive technique is being used in this sentence 9 out of ten Jamaicans prefer to use Colgate than Lasco toothpaste.

• Sarcasm

• Comparison and Contrast

• Reliable Source of Authority

• Use of Statistics

Which persuasive technique is defined as a single word or phrase is repeated over and over again in order to emphasise it.

• Repetition

• Direct Personal Appeal

• Anecdote

• Emotive Language

Which of these sentences best define the technique-direct personal appeal

• a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. It should not be more that 3-4 sentences.

• numbers or facts that are used to provide convincing information.

• using pronouns such as “you,” to make the reader feel involved and feel accountable for what they are reading.

• Using doctors, lawyers or public figures to add credibility and reliability to your piece.

if you are writing a persuasive essay about pets, and you tell a story about how your cat comes downstairs at only a certain time of the night, what technique did you use?

• Exaggeration

• Anecdote

• Repetition

• Sarcasm

What is sarcasm?

• figure of speech which there is a contradiction between what is expected and what actually occurs.

• A question that does not require an answer

• the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what is said, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticize something in humorous way.

• This is where similarities and differences are used

What is another name for exaggeration?

• Rhetorical Question

• Facts

• Hyperbole

• Emotion