Daforester Flashcards
(20 cards)
D
Direct address
A
Anecdote
F
Facts
O
Opinions
R1
Repetition
E1
Emotive language
S
Statistics
T
Triplets (rule of 3)
E2
Expert opinion
R2
Rhetorical question
Direct address
Directly addressing the reader using the second person to include them e.g. you, we, us
Anecdote
Where the writer tells you about personal experiences that have happened to them
Facts
Anything that can be proved to be true
Opinion
The writers own beliefs, often presented as facts using declarative sentences
Repetition
Words or phrases repeated for emphesis or memory
Emotive language
Powerful words that provoke an emotional response
Statistics
Numbers used to support a fact or arguement
Triplets (rule of 3)
A list of 3 related ideas, adjectives, sentences, or phrases
Expert opinion
Advice given by someone who has studied a subject thoroughly
Rhetorical question
A question that forces the reader to think often to persuade the reader about something