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Persuasion Techniques
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Alliteration
is the occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Hyperbole
is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Exclamations
are the use of exclamation marks in a piece of writing that add emotion and emphasis.
Facts
are true statements that can be used in persuasive writing.
Anecdotes
are short stories about a topic related to the writing.
Statistics
are the use of numbers in a piece of writing. They are similar to facts but with numbers instead.
The
rule
of
three
is when a list of three things is used in a persuasive piece of writing.
Emotive language
is the use of emotion-provoking words to gain the desired feeling.
Rhetorical
questions
are questions that don't require an answer but make the reader think.
Common
enemies
are the use of a mutual hatred for a subject/person to join beliefs.
Repetition
is the use of a word/phrase multiple times.
Opinions
aren't facts, but they are personal statements that can be backed up with some evidence.
Contrasting
pairs
are the use of two words/phrases that have opposite meanings.