TGC PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES LIST VCE

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A list of words you may use in language analysis, orals and even text response. Learn these to familiarise yourself with these techniques and be able to use them confidently.
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  1. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  2. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  3. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  4. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
  5. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  6. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together
  7. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  8. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  9. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
  10. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  11. pun
    a humorous play on words
  12. reason
    a logical motive for a belief or action
  13. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  14. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  15. repetition
    the act of doing or performing again
  16. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  17. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  18. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  19. exaggeration
    making to seem more important than it really is
  20. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  21. hyperbolic
    enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  22. generalization
    the process of abstracting common properties of instances
  23. exclusive
    admitting or accepting only a particular group
  24. inclusive
    encompassing much or everything
  25. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  26. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  27. adjective
    the word class that qualifies nouns
  28. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  29. emotive
    characterized by feeling
  30. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  31. association
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
  32. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  33. sensationalism
    the journalistic use of shocking subject matter
  34. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  35. audience
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
  36. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  37. symbolic
    serving as a visible sign for something abstract
  38. contention
    a point asserted as part of an argument
  39. contend
    maintain or assert
  40. assert
    insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
  41. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  42. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  43. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  44. satirical
    exposing human folly to ridicule
  45. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  46. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  47. sensationalism
    the journalistic use of shocking subject matter
  48. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  49. figurative
    not literal
  50. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  51. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
  52. anecdotal
    based on stories rather than data or scientific observation
  53. rhetorical question
    an inquiry that is not supposed to be answered
  54. rhetoric
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  55. humourous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  56. overstatement
    exaggeration of the importance or extent of something
  57. emotive
    characterized by feeling
  58. ridicule
    language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
  59. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  60. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  61. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  62. straw man
    a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
  63. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  64. sceptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  65. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  66. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  67. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  68. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  69. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
Created on Tue Nov 20 17:22:25 EST 2012 (updated Sun Mar 17 18:42:31 EDT 2013)

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