Year 8 Persuasive Devices

What is a generalisation?

• Suggestion that something will cost you more

• Suggestion that people's safety is at risk

• A sweeping statement that states that something is true for everyone

• A question that does not require an answer- but gets the audience thinking

What is a rhetorical question?

• Suggestion that something will cost you more

• Suggestion that people's safety is at risk

• A sweeping statement that states that something is true for everyone

• A question that does not require an answer- but gets the audience thinking

Collective pronouns include...

• we, our, the team's

• his, her, it

• my, your, I

• all of the above

What persuasive device is used in this example?

You couldn't find a healthier breakfast spread than Vegemite.

• Appeal to family values

• Generalisation

• Exaggeration

• Rhetorical question

What persuasive device is being used in this example?

When I was at school, we all had to wear ties and straw hats.

• Rhetorical question

• Appeal to fear

• Anecdote

• Exaggeration

What persuasive device is used in this example?

We all need to unite to fight against cancer.

• Appeal to fear

• Appeal to patriotism

• Anecdote

• Inclusive language

Research indicates that 9 out of 10 teenage girls love Justin Bieber.

• Expert evidence
• Short, simple sentence
• Alliteration
• Appeal to values

Sun, surf and sand, what more could you want?

• Alliteration
• Personal pronouns
• Colloquial language
• Hyperbole

I'm sure I've asked you a thousand times to clean your room.

• Hyperbole
• Figure of speech
• Evaluative vocab
• Appeal to emotions and values

It makes sense that we do this because it's on the way to our destination.

• Logical argument
• Appeal to emotions or values
• Inclusive language
• Evaluative vocab