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Alliteration Repetition of a sound particularly at the beginning of words. Often used in headlines. |
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· Capture attention
· Adds emphasis to the writers point
· Draws attention to key words
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Analogy
Compare one thing or another
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· Explains a complex point in more familiar terms
· Makes the contention look simple and obvious
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Anecdotes
A brief personal account or story
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· often entertaining humorous
· Personal angle engages the reader
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Appeal to a sense of justice
Speak to people’s belief that everyone deserves fair treatment. |
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· Positions the reader to agree that punishment should fit the crime
· Arouses anger at perceived injustice
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Appeal to Family Values Suggests that traditional family life provides the essential values for a healthy, stable society. |
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· Leads the reader to view traditional nuclear
families as most desirable.
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Appeal to group loyalty
Group loyalty is used to unite a group in order to deal with the issue as one body.
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· The audience is motivated to protect other members of this group.
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Appeal to Hip-Pocket Nerve
Relates to peoples concerns about their financial wellbeing.
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· Provokes strong emotion, felt like being taken advantage of
· Positions readers to feel threatened.
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Appeal to Patriotism
Draws on national pride and peoples loyalty to their nation.
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· Causes the audience to wish to protect their country's values, icons and land.
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Appeal to self intrest Suggests that oines own interests should be palced above others. |
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· This type of appeal usually provokes an immediate strong emotional response, such as indignation or outrage
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Appeal to tradition and custom
Places a high value on the past and ones heritage. Suggests that abandoning tradtion is damaging to society.
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· Provokes people to resist change an dto feel that links with the poast should be retained.
· Makes the past look better and rejects modern ways
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Attacks
Used to denigrate an opponent and by implication, their point of view.
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· Draw attention away from reasoned argument
· Postions a reader to feel if a person is flawed their message is aswell.
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Cliche’s
A familiar but overused expression that carries a range of associations.
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· Convey meaning in an economical way
· Can help readers fell more comfortable with an idea
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Connotations Associations or implied meanings of words. |
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Connotations can be used simply throughout a speach to add extra meaning and force. The audience picks up the connotations and it affects their judgment.
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Emotive language
Deliberately strong words used to provoke emotion in the reader.
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· Makes reader to react emotionally, rather than rationally.
· Reader begins to share the writers feelings on the subject
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Evidence
Facts, information, or expert opinions,; often from an authorative source. May be
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· Gives the article more credibility,
· Supports logic and reason
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