persuasive techniques

Question 1

aliteration

Answer 1

a repeat of sound often used at the beginning of words which repeats the same consonant or syllable

Question 2

anecdote

Answer 2

short account or personal stories/ description of entertaining incident

Question 3

attack

Answer 3

undermining, belittering, insulting, dismissing or embarrassing a person, political party or institution

Question 4

clichés

Answer 4

an overused expression that brings with it an array of associations and connections

Question 5

connotations

Answer 5

the multiple range of feelings and ideas suggested by particular words and phrases

Question 6

reason and logic

Answer 6

thinking or arguing in an ordered manner, using evidence and reasons to support a view

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

words, phrases or descriptions which exaggerate a situation or idea

Question 8

emotive appeal

Answer 8

the strategy of tapping in to a person’s unconscious feelings and/or pre judices

Question 9

emotive language

Answer 9

the deliberate use of strong words to play on the readers feelings

Question 10

evidence

Answer 10

information, facts and statements used to support a belief, opinion or point of view

Question 11

generalisation

Answer 11

a sweeping statement that claims or asserts that some thing is true for all or most people or cases