20 Persuasive Language Techniques

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Across
  1. 3. Is the ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes and is used to create certain emotional responses in an audience.
  2. 4. (Ethos) Is the establishment of authority and reliability and is used to gain the confidence and trust of the audience.
  3. 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.
  4. 10. Is the presentation of only one side of an issue or viewpoint and is used to subjectively influence an audience.
  5. 12. Is the recurrence of certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable.
  6. 14. Is special words or expressions used by profession or certain groups; it is used to signal expertise and establish credibility.
  7. 15. Is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable.
  8. 17. Descriptive words used to add emphasis and to create an emotional response.
  9. 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.
  10. 20. Words Are words charged with an underlying meaning or implication and are used to produce emotion in an audience.
Down
  1. 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. 2. Are short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility to an argument.
  3. 5. of Three Is when groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable.
  4. 6. Language Is used to create imagery and express things non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid, and convincing.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 11. Are when a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or speaker and attacks their argument or character.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.