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WorksheetsPersuasive techniques
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
What do we use persuasive language for?
To interest people in a topic
To intimidate others
To convince others, share our values and adopt our way of thinking
To frustrate people
Evidence is...
A powerful opinion
A personal story
Research findings, statistics and anecdotal evidence
Depends on the person
An effective way we can use 'attacks' in a speech is...
Being aggressive and rude
Attacking the speaker
Humour to make fun of particular views
An example of inclusive language is...
you
I am
We
An example of EXCLUSIVE language is
We
Our
You
Us
Within a speech what effect does inclusive language have on the audience?
Rhetorical questions are...
Questions that are contraversial
Questions that require an answer from the audience
Questions that are not intended to be answered
A way to disengage the audience
What is the effect of rhetorical questions when used in a speech?
A connotation is...
"We are going to slaughter you in the next football match" is an example of ...
A positively connotated word
A negatively connotated word
An analogy is...
A form of reasoning that compares one thing to another
Only used in poetry
A symbol in a speech
A generalisation is...
An example of humour is...
Puns
Irony
Sarcasm
Satire
All of the above
We use jargon when we...
Are talking in general terms
Are talking about something specific and specialised
Formal language is used to make the author sound...
Colloquial language is...
Formal language used in meetings
Aggressive language
Informal, everyday language
An example of repetition is...
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she's goes away
My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'll all be gray
Put your picture on my wall
It reminds me, that it's not so bad
We use hyperbole to do what in a speech?
An example of figurative language is...
Australia is a fabric woven of many colours.
I wore my school uniform to school today.
Tone helps to create 'what' within a speech?
