Emotional Language

How does emotive language persuade the audience?

• It creates an emotional response

• It presents them with evidence

• It poses a question

• It creates a feeling of incluision

The word 'outrageous' makes the audience feel...

• Sad

• Excited

• Angered

• Passive

The word "gruesome" makes the audience feel...

• Happy

• Disgusted

• Mad

• Joyful

Which sentences would make the audience feel sad? (2 correct answers!)

• "I am just too miserable to speak"

• "The best thing that could have happened to her!"

• "He is a disgrace to the school"

• "This is a sorrowful occasion"

What are the emotive words in this sentence? (2 correct answers!)

"Yesterday, I was so proud to watch the students participating in the ANZAC Day ceremony. It was a heart-warming day."

• ceremony

• proud

• heart-warming

• students

Put a word in this sentence to make the audience feel excited.

"This whole thing is absolutely ________"

• amazing

• ridiculous

• depressing

• boring

What emotion does this sentence make the audience feel?

"She is simply untrustworthy. She is dishonest and sneaky businesswoman."

• Suspicion

• Accepting

• Happiness

• Bored

Put a word in this sentence to make the audience feel shocked.

"When I say the result, I was __________"

• Devastated

• Elated

• Lonely

• Open-minded