Persuasive Techniques

Which persuasive technique is this?Using words like ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to make your audience think you are talking only to them. (a)  

• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Exaggeration
• Personal Pronouns

Which persuasive technique is this?When you pick holes in your opposition’s argument so that your point of view sounds better. (a)  

• Rhetorical questions
• Criticise other points of view
• Groups of three
• Emotive language

Which persuasive technique is this?
To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are.

• Emotive language
• Alliteration
• Exaggeration
• Personal pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which persuasive technique is this?
When three adjectives or phrases are used together to make them stand out.

• Rhetorical questions
• Criticise others' ideas
• Repetition
• Groups of three

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which persuasive technique is this?
Repeating words or phrases so that they stick in your audience’s mind.

• Groups of three
• Alliteration
• Repetition
• Emotive language

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which persuasive technique is this?Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty. (a)  

• Rhetorical questions
• Emotive language
• Personal pronouns
• Exaggeration

Which persuasive technique is this?
Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginning of words to make them stand out.

• Alliteration
• Exaggeration
• Groups of three
• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which persuasive technique is this?
Using questions that don’t need an answer to get the audience to think.

• Emotive language
• Rhetorical questions
• Criticise others' views
• Alliteratio

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

What is this an example of?Homework is boring, dull and uninteresting. (a)  

• Exaggeration
• Repetition
• Emotive Language
• Groups of Three

What is this an example of?

If I get one more homework task I am going to move to the moon!

• Metaphor

• Formal Tone

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G