Spring Final - Persuasion, Propaganda, Literary:Poetry Terms.txt

most common, everyone's doing it/using it

only the positive info is used; not the negative

uses scientific proof; usually very specific

views reflect those of a common persons working for the benefit of the common people

only elite members of group/ society uses this item

famous person used to promote item

vagure references to the positive benefits of a product or course of action. Emotionally appealing words. Ask for approval w/o examination fo the reason

experts in this field endorse a product based on his/her expertise

repetition of the initial consonant

repetion of beginning clauses

secondary menaing/dictionary meaning of a word or expression

word choice

omitting a word implied by the previous clause

to flashback to waht has already happened

type of meiosis (understatement) in which writer uses a statement in the negative to create the effect

implicit comparison, when something is something

what the readers feel when reading

words taht sound like what they mean

strategic use of logic, claims and evidence

used to establish the write as fair, open-minded, honest and knowledgeable. Creates a sense of him or herself as trustowrthy and credible

targets the emotions of the reader and creates a connection

errors or flaws in reasoning

interruptor using dashes

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

play on words, twists meaning of words

something that is repeated

explicit comparison, features a specific connector word (like or as)

an ordinary object, word, image with a significant meaning, representing something

using a part of a physical object to represent a whole object

sentence structure

the overall idea, motif

attitude the reading conveys