20 Persuasive Language Techniques
Across
- 3. Is the ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes and is used to create certain emotional responses in an audience.
- 4. (Ethos) Is the establishment of authority and reliability and is used to gain the confidence and trust of the audience.
- 7. Is the inference that a claim is true for most people or a majority and is used to speak to prevailing belief or prejudices of an audience.
- 10. Is the presentation of only one side of an issue or viewpoint and is used to subjectively influence an audience.
- 12. Is the recurrence of certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable.
- 14. Is special words or expressions used by profession or certain groups; it is used to signal expertise and establish credibility.
- 15. Is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable.
- 17. Descriptive words used to add emphasis and to create an emotional response.
- 19. Are words that take the place of nouns and are used to create a sense of unity with the audience or distance from a common enemy.
- 20. Words Are words charged with an underlying meaning or implication and are used to produce emotion in an audience.
Down
- 1. Is the fact or information that indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument or belief.
- 2. Are short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility to an argument.
- 5. of Three Is when groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable.
- 6. Language Is used to create imagery and express things non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid, and convincing.
- 8. Is when an idea is presented as a fact without full explanation or evidence; it is used to assert authority and make claims sound factual.
- 9. Questions Are statements which are voiced as questions but are not expected to be answered; they are used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions.
- 11. Are when a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or speaker and attacks their argument or character.
- 13. Is the representation of something greater than is actually the case and is used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points.
- 16. (Logos) Is the power of the mind to think and form judgements logically; it is used to appeal to the rationality of the audience.
- 18. (Pathos) Is feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc. An appeal to emotion is used to engage with an audience and create an emotional response.