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