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Persuasive Technique

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What technique is this an example of: 'Year after year after year' Repetition
Inclusive language is... Using 'we', 'our', 'us' to include the reader in the text
What technique is this an example of: 'The spider was the size of a small dog!' Exaggeration
Statistics and expert opinions are examples of... Evidence
What technique is defined as: 'A personal story or experience used as evidence to support an argument' Anecdote
Do the words 'killing machine', to talk about a shark, have a positive or negative connotation? Negative
What technique is defined as: 'The repetition of the same first consonant sound'? Alliteration
Is this an example of a SIMILE or a METAPHOR: 'The shark had eyes LIKE cold, dead stones' Simile; using the word 'like' to make the comparison
Is this an example of FORMAL or INFORMAL language: Elephants are herbivores, that live in matriarchal, or 'female-led', herds. Formal language
Informal language is... Colloquial, slang or everyday language
'In 2013, almost 1/3 of Australian residents were born in other countries' is an example of... Evidence (specifically, statistics)
'Tired toddlers are a ticking time-bomb' is an example of... Alliteration
Created by: Miss Heymann
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