Persuasive Techniques Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Overstating something to emphasize a point
  2. 6. Tries to make the audience feel something (e.g. guilt, fear, happiness) to persuade them.
  3. 7. A short, personal story
  4. 9. using facts, statistics or logic to convince
  5. 11. A question asked to make a point, not to get an answer
  6. 12. Words that provoke an emotional reaction (e.g. “cruel,” “heartbreaking,” “amazing”).
  7. 13. Using words like “we,” “our,” and “us” to make the reader feel part of a group or cause.
Down
  1. 1. Speaking directly to the audience using pronouns like “you” to involve them personally.
  2. 3. Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader’s mind to strengthen an emotional response.
  3. 4. Grouping ideas or adjectives in threes for rhythm and impact
  4. 5. a mistake in reasoning or an error in logic that weakens an argument.
  5. 8. Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words
  6. 10. Refers to experts or respected figures to support an argument.