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Read the letter to the editor above.
What is the contention (topic and viewpoint) of the letter?
All local markets should be shut down
All local markets should stay open
Lancefield market should stay open
Farmers can't milk their cows any more because of COVID-19
Which one of the following is not a persuasive technique?
Anecdote
Rhetorical question
Point of view
Statistics
Which persuasive technique uses 'we, us, our' to make the audience feel included?
Alliteration
Anecdote
Exclusive language
Inclusive language
Hyperbole is another word for
education
exaggeration
evidence
emotive language
Which persuasive technique is this?
Using questions that don’t need an answer but instead are making a point to the audience.
Rhetorical question
Appeal to fear
Attack
Evidence
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty is an example of
repetition
hyperbole
expert opinion
emotive language
An appeal to patriotism inclines you to feel devoted to your country.
True or false?
True
False
Statistics are always accurate and provide facts about a topic.
True or false?
True
False
An attack is designed to insult, dismiss, embarrass or undermine the other side.
True or false?
True
False
Which persuasive technique is this?
Why pay for Netflix when Youtube is free?
Rhetorical question
Inclusive language
Hyperbole
Facts
This type of persuasive technique attempts to make a person feel something specifically and uses that feeling to sell a product or convince the audience of something.
Inclusive language
Emotional appeal
Expert opinion
Anecdote
This persuasive technique uses particular words or phrases over and over in order to emphasise certain ideas and make them more memorable.
Repetition
Inclusive language
Anecdote
Hyperbole
Which persuasive technique is this?
If you read for 20 minutes a day you will see 1.8 million words a year.
Rhetorical question
Anecdote
Expert opinion
Statistics
Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.
Rhetorical questions
Emotive language
Inclusive language
Exaggeration
Which persuasive technique is this?
Dr Michael Brown states that the medication is of no risk to patients.
Exaggeration
Appeal to fear
Statistics
Expert opinion
Which persuasive technique is this?
When I was younger, I used to play near the river behind my house. One day...
Expert opinion
Statistics
Repetition
Anecdote
Which persuasive technique is this?
By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
Repetition
Fact
Anecdote
Emotive language
Which persuasive technique is this?
95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.
Hyperbole
Statistics
Emotive Language
Repetition
Which persuasive technique is this?
If I get one more homework task I am going to move to the moon!
Emotive language
Anecdote
Hyperbole
Expert opinion
Which persuasive technique is this?
We are the poor, helpless children who are forced to do far too much homework every night.
Hyperbole
Repetition
Expert opinion
Emotive Language
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