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.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Exaggeration

• Inclusive Language

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The wind howled in the night.

• Time is a thief.

• The car zoomed past us.

• The leaves rustled in the breeze.

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What is the purpose of using emotive language in a text?

• To provide statistical evidence

• To evoke an emotional response

• To present factual information

• To confuse the reader

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Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The big brown bear bought blueberries.

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What persuasive appeal is being used in this ad?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

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Which language feature is used in the sentence: "The thunder grumbled like an old man"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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Which persuasive technique is this? 95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.

• Hyperbole

• Statistics

• Emotive Language

• Repetition

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The river was a raging bull.

• The clock ticked loudly.

• The sun was a golden ball.

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An idiom is defined as; *A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).* Which of the following statements is an idiom:

• I'm only joking

• I'm just pulling your leg

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An appeal to patriotism inclines you to feel devoted to your country. True or false?

• True

• False

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