Persuasive Language Devices

Persuasive Language Devices

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Claire Pearson

English

7th - 11th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is this an example of?

95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.

Hyperbole

Statistics

Emotive Language

Repetition

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"When I was five years old, my grandfather lost his life fighting the disease. He passed away quietly in the hospital, surrounded by family and friends..."
Is an example of...

Emotive Language

Assonance

An Antidote

An Anecdote

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is an "expert opinion"?

...using the opinion of those who know a lot about a topic to give further weight to their argument.

....using the words 'we' or 'us' - is often used to get a reader onside.

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Multiple Choice

30 sec

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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

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.

Rhetorical questions

Emotive language

Personal pronouns

Exaggeration

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Sun, surf and sand, what more could you want?

Alliteration

Personal pronouns

Colloquial language

Hyperbole

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