Persuasive Techniques Practice

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📚 Part 1: Identify the Technique

1. Which technique is used in this sentence?
"This playground is dangerous — don't let your child play there!"

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Fact/Statistic

2. Which technique is used?
"Who wouldn't want an extra 15 minutes of recess every day?"

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Fact/Statistic

3. Which technique is used?
"9 out of 10 students prefer wholefruit at lunchtime."

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Fact/Statistic

4. Which technique is used?
"Save the koalas — their homes are being destroyed."

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Fact/Statistic

5. Read the short advert and tick all techniques you can find:
"Our school garden will make our yard happier and healthier. Wouldn't you love fresh salad at lunch? 75% of students said they'd help plant it."

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Fact/Statistic

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Practice

6. In one sentence, explain how emotive language can influence a reader:

7. Rewrite this bland sentence to make it persuasive using at least one technique:
"Recess should be longer."

8. Write two sentences to persuade the class to choose your preferred school camp destination. Use at least one rhetorical question and one fact/statistic.

9. Which technique did you use most in question 8?

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Fact/Statistic