Persuasive Devices Year 11

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Across
  1. 3. Means of criticising an individual or idea
  2. 7. Presents a situation as having only two options
  3. 10. Threatens our financial well-being
  4. 11. Where one event or action brings about another event or action
  5. 12. Specialised language that lends an air of authority to the writer
  6. 15. Intended to arouse the reader’s feelings
  7. 16. Meaning associated with or implied by words
Down
  1. 1. A sweeping statement that suggests that what is true for some is true for most
  2. 2. Aims to exclude people or groups and make them feel rejected
  3. 4. A self-evident truth or a widely accepted principle
  4. 5. Attacks the person rather than addressing the argument itself
  5. 6. Distorts an opposing position into an extreme version of itself and then argues against that extreme version
  6. 8. Presents an extreme view of a situation for dramatic impact
  7. 9. Three different adjectives are used in conjunction to impart emphasis
  8. 13. Using the same word or phrase and idea several times
  9. 14. Short account or story