ENGLISH 8

• undue favor, support or backing extended to a person. Also exist in cultural context.

  BIAS/ BIASES
• Bias author may not paying attention to all the facts,
• emotional or loaded statements loaded words a persuasive technique that has also been called emotive language
• propaganda form of communication 


  aimed at influencing the attitudes.
• Exaggeration or overstatement is used to lay emphasis and stress on the given idea, action, feature, or feeling in a remarkable and heightened manner.
• Using opinions rather than facts An opinion is a statement that reflects an author`s or a writer`s personal point of view, belief, perspective, feeling and value towards an issue or topic.
• Using broad, sweeping statements or generalizations A generalization is a broad statement or an idea that is applied to a group of people or things.
• Using statistics Numbers and statistics are manipulated by the writer to change the way we think about the topic or issue.
• • what are the 10 types of propaganda techniques?
  • card stacking
  • name - calling
  • plain folks
  • glittering generalities
  • soft soap
  • bandawagon
  • testimonials
  • transfer
  • simplification
  • loaded words
• card stacking 


  involves only presenting information that is positive to an idea or proposal
• plain folks use of FAMOUS PEOPLE to sell a product or service
• glittering generalities are INTENSELY EMOTIONALLY APPEALIMG WORDS
• soft soap use flattery or insincere compliments designed to get the audience attention
• testimonial use of WELL KNOWN RESPECTED PEOPLE
• transfer act of RELATING SOMETHING LIKE OR RESPECT
• simplification usually targets uninformed readers or customers
• loaded words uses attempting to influence an audience by using emotional appeal or stereotypes
• bandwagon persuade the target audience
• Name calling use of names that evoke fear or hatred in the viewer.
• literature refers to a body of written works.


  such as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
• derived from the latin word " litaritura/litteratura which means " writing formed with letters."
• most common types of literature is fiction and non fiction
• fiction a product of a writer's imagination. It can also be inspired by actual or completely made up events.
• non - fiction based on facts. A writing about real people, places, and events which include biography, auto - biographies, and interviews.
• setting refers to the time and place
• plot defined as an interrelated sequence of events in a story.
• exposition/initial action very beginning of a story
• rising action part when tension starts to buildup. Usually involves facing and conquering minor conflicts.
• climax part of the story where the characters finally have to face and solve the major conflicts
• falling action everything that happens after the climax.
• resolution/denouement conclusion or ending of the story
• character refers to a person, a object, a animal, or a imaginary creature
• protagonist main character
• antagonist main character who opposes the protagonist in some way
• conflict problem that the main characters have to face.
• • 4 major types of conflicts
  • man vs man
  • man vs himself
  • man vs society
  • man vs supernatural
• man vs man conflict of the story in which the struggle is between the protagonist and antagonist
• man vs himself takes place within the character himself
• man vs society occurs when the character has a conflict with the goverment, cultural, or societal tradition.
• man vs supernatural conflicts that happens when the protagonist faces a struggle against god, gods, and supernatural forces.