Main persuasive techniques by Tim Smith https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33 Argument and Analysis en-us 2019-05-08 01:09:23 UTC 2026-02-01 14:46:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Attacking Language https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357896975 Language used to criticise and belittle someone’s opinion or view. Eg. Attacking language is most used on social medias like twitter. ]]> 2019-05-08 03:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357896975 Conntation https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897073 2019-05-08 03:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897073 Connotation https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897082 2019-05-08 03:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897082 Inclusive Language https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897163 Used to include the reader in the issue by using 'we' or 'us'. This has the effect of encouraging the reader to agree and make them feel like their view counts.
e.g. 'Us Australian's are outraged! We will not let wild animals roam the streets putting us in danger!'
Inclusive language also involves using more inclusive terms than ones that target specific people.
e.g. Instead of Waiter or Waitress use Server.]]> 2019-05-08 03:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897163 Emotive language https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897191 words/language that can cause an emotional reaction from an audience
eg the government will slash interest rates 
eg
  • Non-emotive version: Mr Smith was attacked by Mr Jones for two minutes.
  • Emotive version: For what seemed a lifetime, Mr Smith was subjected to a vicious, cowardly assault by the unemployed, steroid-pumped monster. 
  • (THIS WAS FOUND ON A WEBSITE AND I DID NOT CREATE THIS EXAMPLE )

]]> 2019-05-08 03:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897191 Cliché https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897650 It means a phrase or opinion which is overused to the extent that it loses it's original meaning. It can also refer to actions or events which are very predictable because of previous events.
Some clichés include 'as brave as a lion' or 'frightened to death']]> 2019-05-08 03:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897650 https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897804 ARGUMENT TECHNIQUES 
 
Alliteration is the repitation of a similar sound. It is often used for titles.
 
Attacking language is used to denigrate a person and their views.
 
Cliché is a familiar and overused expression that associates with different things.
]]> 2019-05-08 03:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/357897804 Connotation https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358271397 Connotation is the use of a word or phrase which connects to or makes the reader think of something else.  It forces the reader to immediately link an emotion or idea to a certain word used in the text.

Examples
-childish
-youthful
-nosy
-interested
The young girl was extremely childish when she ran around.

]]> 2019-05-08 23:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358271397 Alliteration: repetition of a sound, particularly at the beginning of words these are sometimes used in headings. The main effect it has on the reader is to capture attention, add emphasis to a writers point and draws attention to key words. Some examples of alliteration are ‘chubby clash: council takes on carpenter dad over kids.’ https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358271516 2019-05-08 23:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358271516 Examples https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358271813 Cliche - Morrisons lack of action in these 4 years have seemed to last an eternity.

Alliteration - Big Bad Balding Buffon Bill

Attacking language - Social media is a destructive tool that is destroying our children's soul by forcing them to obsess over themselves to get likes.]]> 2019-05-08 23:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358271813 Connotion https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272134 2019-05-08 23:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272134 Metaphor https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272279 a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

example; the curtain of the night fell upon us.]]> 2019-05-08 23:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272279 Similes https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272484 a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind,, used to make description more empathetic or vivid.

example; as brave as a lion]]> 2019-05-08 23:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272484 Over statement/ exaggeration https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272746 a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.

example; I bought a fish as big as my house!]]> 2019-05-08 23:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272746 Puns https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272923 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

example; Santa Claus' helpers are known as subordinate clauses. ]]> 2019-05-08 23:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358272923 Puns https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273044 2019-05-08 23:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273044 inclusice https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273415 2019-05-08 23:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273415 inclusive language https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273420 the aim of this technique is to make the reader feel included and important when they most likely are not important.]]> 2019-05-08 23:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273420 connotion https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273563 An Idea or feeling which a word revokes for a person in addition  to its literal or primary meaning ]]> 2019-05-08 23:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273563 connotation https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273901 2019-05-08 23:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358273901 Overstatement/Exaggeration https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358274682 1.       Overstatement. Stating something too strongly. E.g. I am faster than Usain Bolt
2.       Exaggeration. A statement making something seem better/worse than it actually is. E.g. Our new house is as big as Africa
]]> 2019-05-08 23:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358274682 Metaphors and Similies https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358274948 2019-05-08 23:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358274948 Metaphors and Similes https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358274962 1.       Metaphor is a comparison that says that it is one thing, but is described by another. E.g. a blanket of snow covered the city
2.       Simile is a comparison that says one thing is like another. E.g. as black as night

]]> 2019-05-08 23:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358274962 co https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358283433 2019-05-09 00:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358283433 connotation: connotations are implied meanings of words, they can be either positive or negative. https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358283449 2019-05-09 00:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/358283449 Repip https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/359289889 2019-05-13 00:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/359289889 Repetition https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/359289892 Repeating words, phrases or ideas for emphasis.

Example:
- "One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." (speech to the UN General Assembly by Malala Yousafzai)]]> 2019-05-13 00:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/359289892 Rhetorical question https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/359290970 A question that requires no answer, usually because the answer is implied.

Example:
- "This government of elite, successful, self-righteous ideologues does not understand that punishing the unemployed by denying them financial support for six months will not force then to get jobs. How are they supposed to apply for jobs that don't exist?"]]> 2019-05-13 01:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/t_smith6/s5lnw6xe1g33/wish/359290970