Persuasion

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Persuasion
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Aims

• To look at key techniques that help to persuade
  people to do something.
• Listen to persuasive speakers.
• Prepare at least five sentences using key
  techniques that will persuade your class mates to
  either
• support your football/ruby team, or
• like your favourite singer, or
• realise that the new school will be the best in
  Newport.

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How is it done?

• Statements
• Repetition
• Rhetorical Questions
• Hyperbole
• Superlatives

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Identify the following
I have a dream.
He can run faster than the speed of light!
Is the pope Catholic?
It was the best of times.
The new school will bring change.
It is a time for hope. It is a time to dream.
It will be the greatest school in Newport.
Are we hoping for the best?
The whole universe is watching!
It will be great. It will be brilliant.
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A fact that is stated simply. Often a simple
sentence.
Statement Repetition Rhetorical
Question Hyperbole Superlatives
A word or phrase is repeated more than once
There is only one possible answer to what is
asked so there is often no need for a reply
A lot of exaggeration is used.
Something is described using words that mostly
end in est like best, greatest, fastest
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Terminology Definition
Statement A fact that is stated simply. Often it is a simple sentence.
Repetition A word or phrase is repeated more than once.
Rhetorical Question There is only one possible answer to the question asked and so there is often no need for a reply.
Hyperbole A lot of exaggeration is used.
Superlatives Something is described using words that mostly end in est best, greatest, fastest, meanest.
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Think of a superlative.
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Think of a statement
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The use of a rhetorical question
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How do the politicians do it?
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Task in Pairs

• Write a short speech persuading your classmates
  to either
• support your football/rugby team or
• believe your favourite singer is the best or
• that the new school will be the best in Newport.

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Help

• Write at least five sentences.
• Start with a statement.
• Write a sentence with at least two superlatives
  in it.
• Repeat a phrase.
• End with a rhetorical question.

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