Persuasive Techniques Used in Writing有说服力的技术used in writing.ppt

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1、PersuasiveTechniquesUsedinWritingOr…howtogetwhatyouwant!WhatarePERSUASIVETECHNIQUES?Persuasivetechniquesarethestrategiesauthorsusetomaketheirwritingmoreconvincing.Persuasivetechniques:Getareader’sattentionEmphasizeapointPolishthewritingWhyarewelearningaboutPersuasiveTechniquesinEnglishclass?Y

2、oumightbeaskedtoidentifyoneormoreofthemontheAIMSReadingTest.YouwillbeaskedtoidentifyoneormoreofthemontheDistrictBenchmarkExam.Identifyingthetechniquescanhelpyoujudgetheeffectivenessofpersuasiveessays,editorials,andarguments.Youcanusethesetechniquesinyourownwriting!ANALOGYDEFINITION:acomparison

3、ofsimilarideas,oftenusedtoexplainacomplexsituationbyshowinghowitislikeasimpleoneEXAMPLE:Bootcampislikeonelongpianolesson:grueling,butultimatelyrewarding.CAUSEANDEFFECTDEFINITION:Thistechniquedemonstratesthattwoormorethingsareconnectedbystatingthatonecausesanother.EXAMPLE:Manystudiesshowthateat

4、ing200carrotsadaycausesapersontobecomesmarter.OVERSTATEMENT(hyperbole)DEFINITION:adeliberateexaggerationforemphasisoreffectEXAMPLE:WithaHerculeaneffort,strainingeverymuscleinheryoungform,Janeansweredthephone.REPETITIONDEFINITION:occurswhenwordsarerepeatedinordertomakeastrongerimpactonthereader

5、EXAMPLE:Thepeopleofthiscitydeserveamayortheycantrust,amayortheycanrespect,amayortheycancounton.RHETORICALQUESTIONDEFINITION:aquestionthatpromptsthereadertothink,butwhichthewriterdoesnotanswerbecausetheanswerisusuallyobvioustothereaderEXAMPLE:Whoamongushasnotdreamedofthedaywhenwecansoaramongthe

6、cloudsusingonlythepowerofourminds?SENTENCEVARIETYDEFINITION:occurswhenthelengthandstructureofsentencesisvariedinordertomakecertainstatementsstandoutmoreEXAMPLE:Inhighschoolsalloverthecountry,studentsarebeingfedlunchesthatareneithertastynornutritious.ThisMUSTstop!UNDERSTATEMENTDEFINITION:thedel

7、iberateexpressionofanideasaslessimportantthanitactuallyisEXAMPLE:Onepassengerdescribedtheplanecrashas“ratherupsetting.”APPEALTOREASON(a.k.a.rationalappeal)DEFINITION:Thisispersuasivewritingthatappealstothepartofhumansthatlikestothink.It