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WorksheetsPersuasive Language Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is this an example of?
95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.
Hyperbole
Statistics
Emotive Language
Repetition
Is an example of...
Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words like ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to make your audience think you are talking only to them.
Fact
Alliteration
Rule of three
Direct address
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.
What are facts?
Information that is incorrect
Information that is true and correct
Bias in reporting
A question that doesn't need an answer
Why would you use an expert opinion in persuasive writing
To give your opinion the credibility of someone who is knowledgeable in the area.
To show the reader you don't know what you are talking about
To get the reader to think
To explore different options
A pun is...
Making a joke
Speaking or writing poorly about someone
A play on words that is funny
Using evidence to back up your point
