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Persuasion Techniques

Oliver H Year 9 KS4 (GCSE) English 13 cards

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  1. 1Personal Pronouns'We', 'you', 'our' and 'us'
  2. 2Cause and EffectIf... then...
  3. 3Present TenseUsing present tense to give sense of urgency.
    'Immigrants are pouring into the UK'
  4. 4AlliterationRepeating consonant sounds at beginning of words to make stand out.
  5. 5TriplingWhen 3 adjectives or phrases are used together to make them stand out and memorable
  6. 6Emotive LanguageUse vocab that drives argument
  7. 7RepetitionWords or phrases are repeated so they stick in readers mind.
  8. 8HyperboleWhen info is slightly untrue/exaggerated.
  9. 9Technical Language"The man's pulmonary aorta collapsed, causing a fatal cardiac arrest" is better than "The man's heart went wrong and he died"
  10. 10Rhetorical QuestionsQuestions that don't need answering to make the audience think.
  11. 11Dare the reader to disagreeOnly use if argument is very strong.
    • "If people continue to overuse their cars, insist on fossil fuels and base their diet on land- intensive farming methods, they’ll only have themselves to blame when climate change causes them to move house, won’t they?"
  12. 12Powerful verbs / Strong adjectivesA simple change in descriptive vocabulary can make a big difference.
  13. 13Facts and figuresWhen truthful information is given to back up a point.
    • E. g . 9 5 % o f pupils feel that there is too much homework.

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KS4 (GCSE) Year 9 (English) Flashcards on Persuasion Techniques, created by Oliver H on 17/05/2015.
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