Persuasive Language Techniques

The goal of persuasive writing is to...?

• Entertain

• Convince

• Explain

• Instruct

What type of persuasive technique does this sentence demonstrate?

"8 out of 10 teachers prefer Quizizz to Kahoot for test reviews!"

• Rhetorical question

• Plain Folks

• Pathos

• Logos

What persuasive technique does this sentence demonstrate?

"According to mathematician Dr. Anna York, students should be doing more consumer math."

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Plain Folks

What persuasive technique is demonstrated by this image?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Repetition

• Plain Folks

Read the following excerpt from a student's persuasive essay and identify the TWO types of persuasive techniques used.

"Violent video games influence the behavior of children...period. Psychologists, educators, and pediatricians all agree on this, and you should too."

• Rule of 3 and ethos

• Logos and pathos

• Statistics and Plain Folks

• Repetition and rule of 3

Read the following excerpt from a student's persuasive essay and identify the type of persuasive technique used.

Nonviolent video games do not influence behavior. Violent video games do not influence behavior. Video games have nothing to do with the actions of mentally ill individuals. I'll say it again: video games DO NOT influence behavior.

• Expert opinion

• Repetition

• Pathos

• Ethos

What type of persuasive technique does this image demonstrate?

• Bandwagon

• Pathos

• Rhetorical Question

• Plain Folks

What persuasive technique does this image demonstrate?

• Plain Folks

• Pathos

• Repetition

• Logos