Persuasive and Engaging Writing Techniques

When writing a piece of discursive or persuasive writing, what acronyms should you know to help you remember engaging techniques?

• DAFOREST and IF LIARS SHED HAIR

• IF LIARS LOSE HAIRS and INDAFOREST

• DAFOREAD and IF LIAR LOSE LIPS

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question asked to only gain a emotive response from the audience.

• A question asked to make the audience think about rhetoric techniques.

• A question asked to receive a loud and passionate response from an audience.

• A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

What persuasive technique can be defined as: Using adjectives that take things to extreme e.g. biggest, greatest, worst, best...?

• Flattery

• Hyperbole

• Superlative

• Conjunction

"One of the most important things a child needs is education. Education, education, education." What technique listed below is used in this sentence?

• Facts

• Alliteration

• Statistics

• Repetition

From the following options below, which do you think is the best explanation of why the technique direct address is engaging?

• Direct address targets the reader individually and makes them an active participant.

• Direct address makes the it easier to remember.

• Direct address allows the reader to understand the facts more fully.

• Direct address encourages the reader to believe the writer more.

Which of the following is not an example of an opinion?

• School uniforms make students behave better.

• The school term ends on Tuesday, 30th June 2020.

• Having fresh fruit in the canteen is the right thing to do.

• Homework makes students more intelligent.

You need to have a commanding tone in your piece of writing. Which is the best technique to use to achieve this?

• Alliteration

• Sibilance

• Imperatives

• Facts

Starting a piece of writing with: "There is a war coming. A war that will change our school lives forever" is a good example of...?

• Facts

• Statistics

• Rhetorical questions

• Hyperbole

What is a good way to support an opinion on something?

• Include a fact or statistic

• Keep repeating the same point

• Move on quickly to your next point

What is a good technique to make readers relate to your ideas and opinions?

• Repetition

• Hyperbole

• Anecdotes