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    The document discusses persuasive techniques and devices used in arguments including emotive language, rhetorical questions, repetition, alliteration, facts and statistics, exaggeration, tripling or the rule of three, personal testimony, and personal pronouns or direct address.

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    The document discusses persuasive techniques and devices used in arguments including emotive language, rhetorical questions, repetition, alliteration, facts and statistics, exaggeration, tripling or the rule of three, personal testimony, and personal pronouns or direct address.

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    PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES: CARD SORT

    (TEACHER COPY)

    Emotional words or phrases that help us


    EMOTIVE LANGUAGE understand the issues and draw on our
    emotions.

    A question asked to involve the reader. It


    RHETORICAL QUESTION doesn’t require a direct answer.

    Important words or phrases that are


    REPETITION repeated to emphasise their importance.

    Repetition of the same letter or sound in


    ALLITERATION a sentence to attract attention to what is
    being said.

    These often include numbers and add


    FACTS AND STATISTICS factual weight to an argument.

    Overstating a viewpoint, statement or


    EXAGGERATION idea. Used to impress, to make things
    sound better than they really are.

    A word or phrase repeated three times to


    TRIPLING / RULE OF THREE add emphasis and create anticipation.

    This often helps people understand


    issues in ways that a general account will
    PERSONAL TESTIMONY not. This technique is often used by
    charities so people will empathise with
    the suffering.

    PERSONAL PRONOUNS / Used to draw people into an argument as


    DIRECT ADDRESS if they are being spoken to in person.

    PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES: CARD SORT

    Copyright © 2009 www.englishteaching.co.uk + www.english-teaching.co.uk


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    Overstating a viewpoint, statement or


    EMOTIVE LANGUAGE idea. Used to impress, to make things
    sound better than they really are.

    A word or phrase repeated three times to


    RHETORICAL QUESTION add emphasis and create anticipation.

    This often helps people understand


    issues in ways that a general account will
    REPETITION not. This technique is often used by
    charities so people will empathise with
    the suffering.

    Emotional words or phrases that help us


    ALLITERATION understand the issues. And draw on our
    emotions.

    Repetition of the same letter or sound in


    FACTS AND STATISTICS a sentence to attract attention to what is
    being said.

    These often include numbers and add


    EXAGGERATION factual weight to an argument.

    Used to draw people into an argument as


    TRIPLING / RULE OF THREE if they are being spoken to in person.

    Important words or phrases that are


    PERSONAL TESTIMONY repeated to emphasise their importance.

    PERSONAL PRONOUNS / A question asked to involve the reader. It


    DIRECT ADDRESS doesn’t require a direct answer.

    Copyright © 2009 www.englishteaching.co.uk + www.english-teaching.co.uk

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