Techniques

Question 1

What is a polemic?

Answer 1

A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

Question 2

What are personal pronouns?

Answer 2

Words used to replace specific nouns, such as ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘we’, ‘they’.

Question 3

What is emotive language?

Answer 3

Language that evokes an emotional response from the audience.

Question 4

What is a rhetorical question?

Answer 4

A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.

Question 5

What is the rule of three?

Answer 5

A writing principle that suggests that ideas presented in threes are more effective and memorable.

Question 6

What are statistics?

Answer 6

Numerical data used to support arguments or claims.

Question 7

What does it mean to undermine the opposition?

Answer 7

To weaken or damage the credibility of opposing arguments.

Question 8

Anecdote

Answer 8

Usually narrative of an interesting amusing or biographical incident

Question 9

Direct address

Answer 9

When you talk directly to the reader using the pronouns we you or us

Question 10

Exaggeration

Answer 10

Making to seem more important than it really is

Question 11

Embellishment

Answer 11

Something added to make another thing more beautiful or interesting or the proses of doing this