Persuasive Speeches D1

Which of the following is a persuasive device?

• Rhetorical Question

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the definition of 'rule of three'?

• Using real life examples to support claims.

• Using exaggeration.

• Grouping words or ideas in threes to make them memorable and persuasive.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

Emotive language includes using facts and statistics to persuade.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the purpose of a persuasive speech?

• To provide the audience with information on a particular topic

• To entertain the audience

• To persuade the audience with ideas that can influence their beliefs and decisions

Select the example of hyperbole (using exaggeration for effect)

• Every year billions of children across the world....

• The trees swayed gracefully...

• Princess Diana was as pretty as a goddess...

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What effect does using personal pronouns such as I, we and you, have on the audience?

• It makes the audience feel included

• It gains the support of the audience

• It appeals to emotions

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

Wouldn't you feel happier if you could wear what you want to school?

What is the above sentence an example of?

• Hyperbole

• Anecdote

• Rhetorical Question

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

The food one eats is very important, as it affects one mentally, affects one physically, and affects one emotionally.

The above sentence is an example of which persuasive device?

• Personal pronoun

• Rule of three

• Rhetorical question

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is an anecdote?

• Using real life examples to support arguments

• A question so posed to the audience that the speaker predicts the answers and gains support.

• Language that appeals to emotions.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

How do you handle objections (the opposing side of the argument) while making persuasive speeches?

• By exaggerating your statements.

• By using words like I, we and u

• By considering what your opposition might say and dealing with it before they do.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8