GCSE English Persuasive language techniques

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Exaggeration

Being over the top with a topic but still making it be believable and understanding

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Commands

Command words tell a reader what they should do or think.
Examples:
Donate generously today.
Follow these tips in order to …
Choose Wales!

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Triplets

Triplets are also known as a rule of three. Basically, it is 3 words put together to emphasize a point. Normally a triplet is made of adjectives or adverbs.
Examples:
The new, shiny and expensive car
The criminal ran quickly, quietly, and carefully away f

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Expert Opinion

Use expert opinion to reinforce your ideas. The opinion of an ’expert’ is thought to be trustworthy and reliable so adds weight to your argument.
Example: Professor Laura McAllister confirms that being more active, more often is vital.

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Personal Address

Addressing the reader using personal pronouns you / your / our / we’re to make them feel involved / a sense of obligation.
Examples:
Wouldn’t you like to...
We don’t have to put up with it.

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Facts & Figures

A fact is anything that is proven to be true. Using facts makes your argument more believable.
Examples:
- One Direction sold 2 000 000 albums last year
- Thomas Cowley raised the most money for the British Heart Foundation.

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Opinions

Using opinions makes your writing more personal.
Examples:
- I think this is a brilliant charity because it helps to save the lives of children.
- English is the best subject because you need it for a lot of everyday tasks.
- Students think that sch

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Rhetorical questions / Repetition

A rhetorical question is a question that you write but doesn’t need an answer. It makes the reader think about something whilst they read.
Examples:
- Would you want to be in this situation?
- How would you feel if you couldn’t go on the trip?
- Do

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Emotive language

Emotive language is words that make the reader feel a specific emotion. This can be a positive emotion, such as happiness or a negative one, such as sadness or anger.
Examples:
This is a terrible situation. It is heart-breaking that someone should have to

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Superlatives

This is when you give the best or worst quality of something. Exaggeration is making something more important than it is.
Example: This is the worst case the world has ever seen…
There is nowhere better to take your children this summer!

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Command words tell a reader what they should do or think.
Examples:
Donate generously today.
Follow these tips in order to …
Choose Wales!

Back

Commands

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Front

Addressing the reader using personal pronouns you / your / our / we’re to make them feel involved / a sense of obligation.
Examples:
Wouldn’t you like to...
We don’t have to put up with it.

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GCSE English Persuasive language techniques