Persuasive techniques

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Personal pronoun
a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse
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Comparison
a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse
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Facts and figures
using statistics to put point across
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Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Three
list of three words or phrases
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Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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Emotive language
using emotions to persuade people
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Repitition
repeating words, phrases or ideas
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Counter arguement
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
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Humour
the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
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imperative
used to describe the form of a verb that is usually used for giving orders:
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Rhetorical question
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
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Personal experience
making it more pesonal by using your own experiences
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Card 2

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a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse

Back

Comparison

Card 3

Front

using statistics to put point across

Back

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Card 4

Front

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Back

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Card 5

Front

list of three words or phrases

Back

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