Metalanguage Quiz

2. can help author argue from position of authority
3. can sway an audience by having them enter into the joke
6. can be inferred to be evidence by a naive audience
10. adds detail to make text more specific provides a label/name
11. may alienate sophisticated audience
12. paints 'word picture' for audience;helps to illustrate point visually and by comparison
14. helps to convey arguments and moods
15. adds detail to make text more specific provides the action

1. question can imply that answer is obvious and that anyone who disagrees is foolish
4. enables a word or phrase to be held and recalled
5. seeks to persuade audience to share particular view of person or event
7. can undermine argument if used inappropriately or if overused
8. adds detail to make text more interesting provides description
9. can evoke emotional response
13. can backfire if used excessively or in the wrong context