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Persuasive writing and techniques
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An overused expression is called a...
Bad Joke
Cliche
Pun
Descriptive language
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'I'll die if he finds out' is an example of what persuasive technique?
Hyperbole
Generalisation
Idiom
Exaggeration
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Example of evidence are:
Expert advice
Statistics
Graphs
Research data
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Persuasive texts can...
never be humorous
not convince a reader or listener
influence the reader or listener
stir an individuals emotions
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Which persuasive technique does this advertisement use most?
Celebrity Catch
Alliteration
Bias
Endorsement
6
All are persuasive topics EXCEPT?
Everyone should have basic camping skills to survive.
The potato famine of Ireland.
Dogs are better than cats.
Uniforms should be banned from school.
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The image is an example of what type of figure of speech?
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Pun
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"__________" is an account or story of an incident
Narrative
Anecdote
Fable
Short story
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'Fit as a fiddle' is an example of what persuasive technique?
Assonance
Cliche
Idiom
Connotation
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Using evidence adds weight to the author's point of view
True
False
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To be bias means
Your opinion is easily influenced by others
You are one-sided in your opinion
You are objective
You are unsure of your own opinion
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Which are examples of emotive language?
outrageous, racist
zany, over zealous
'sleazy, slimy, vicious'
'kind, loving, caring
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What is alliteration?
An exaggeration
Repetition of closely connected word sounds
Repetition of identical vowel sounds
A comparison of words using "like" or "as"
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Which of these can be forms of persuasive writing?
Advertisements
Billboards
Letters
Speeches
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Questions that have the answer embedded in them are called?
Irony
Rhetorical questions
Close questioning
Open questioning
