Persuasive Vocabulary Review

The representation that something is greater or better and is used to grab the attention of the audience is...

• Exaggeration

• Generalization

• Juxtaposition

Loaded words are...

• Words charged with an underlying meaning used to produce emotion in the audience

• Electric Words that make an audience laugh.

• Words that are boring or plain, and don't produce any emotion.

The reoccurrence of certain words or phrases to emphasize the ideas AND make them memorable is called....

• Rhetorical Question

• Repetition

• Resulting Rhyme

This is an example of which persuasive technique?

• Logos-Using reasoning and logic

• Ethos-Credibility and reliability

• Pathos-Use of Emotions

What is the definition of pathos?

• A persuasive technique that appeals to an audience's sense of morality/trust; these techniques show that the writer is trustworthy and/or knowledgeable.

• The techniques a writer or speaker uses to persuade his or her audience.

• A persuasive technique that appeals to an audience's sense of logic, generally achieved by presenting factual evidence that can be verified.

• A persuasive technique that appeals to an audience's emotions; achieved by presenting information in such a way as to create an emotional response of any kind (pity, anger, excitement, outrage, etc.).

Persuasive and moving, especially in speech

• audacious

• droll

• eloquent

• furtive

Trying to make someone believe something is true without evidence.

• guess

• show

• persuade

• trick

What is a call to action?

• The techniques a writer or speaker uses to persuade his or her audience.

• A persuasive technique that appeals to an audience's emotions; achieved by presenting information in such a way as to create an emotional response of any kind (pity, anger, excitement, outrage, etc.).

• A statement that can be proved, and is generally accepted around the world as true.

• A speaker's or writer's specific appeal to the audience to respond to the speaker's persuasive goal; this is what the writer wants the audience to think, feel, believe, or do after reading the argument.

What does the term "Fact" refer to in persuasive vocabulary?

• A proven piece of information

• A biased opinion

• A logical appeal

• An emotional appeal

When an author tries to urge you to do or believe something by saying that 'everyone else' is doing it too

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Bandwagon

• Logos