Persuasive Techniques
Authored by MEGAN KATHRYN YOUNG
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Rhetorical Questions
Questions asked for dramatic effect but for which no answer is expected
Draws on the reader's sense of logic
By doing research and gathering evidence.
Traces how events or solutions can have different effects
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Repetition
Deliberate re-use of similar words or phrases
Comparison that shows surprising similarities between different ideas
Placing of extremely different ideas side by side
Statements that can be proved
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Juxtaposition
Placing of extremely different ideas side by side
Deliberate re-use of similar words or phrases
Comparison that shows suprising similarities between different ideas
The merging of two distinct stories into one
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cause and Effect Analysis
Traces how events or solutions have different effects
An appeal to credibility, trust, or strength of character
The writer's own experience
Invokes feelings of pity
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Analogy
Comparison that shows surprising similarities between different ideas
Traces how events or solutions can have different effects
The placing of extremely different ideas side by side
True stories that illustrate ideas
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Facts
Statements that can be proved
Statements that express a persons own ideas
The writer's own experience
Invokes negative feelings like anger and fear
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Data
Information that is gathered scientifically
Thoughts and feelings of the writer
The people for whom the text is intended
Draws on a reader's emotions
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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