ShortimpactsentencesAppeal toa senseof justiceAnalogyAppeal tohip pocketnerveGeneralisationsCriticisetheoppositeopinionClichésEmotivelanguageQuote areliablesource/ExpertopinionClustersof threePlay onthereader’sguiltRhetoricalquestionsChattystylePunsAttack theoppositionHyperboleReasonandlogicStatisticsAppealto grouployaltyRepetitionHumourAppealto familyvaluesAnecdotesAlliterationShocktacticsCatchywords andphrasesPlay onthereader’ssympathyAppealto self-interestPersonalpronounsAppeal totraditionandcustomDrawingacontrastPlay onthe fear ofthe readerPatrioticappealForcefulphrasesFiguresofspeechImageryShortimpactsentencesAppeal toa senseof justiceAnalogyAppeal tohip pocketnerveGeneralisationsCriticisetheoppositeopinionClichésEmotivelanguageQuote areliablesource/ExpertopinionClustersof threePlay onthereader’sguiltRhetoricalquestionsChattystylePunsAttack theoppositionHyperboleReasonandlogicStatisticsAppealto grouployaltyRepetitionHumourAppealto familyvaluesAnecdotesAlliterationShocktacticsCatchywords andphrasesPlay onthereader’ssympathyAppealto self-interestPersonalpronounsAppeal totraditionandcustomDrawingacontrastPlay onthe fear ofthe readerPatrioticappealForcefulphrasesFiguresofspeechImagery

Persuasive Techniques - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. G-Short impact sentences
  2. B-Appeal to a sense of justice
  3. I-Analogy
  4. N-Appeal to hip pocket nerve
  5. B-Generalisations
  6. O-Criticise the opposite opinion
  7. N-Clichés
  8. N-Emotive language
  9. N-Quote a reliable source/Expert opinion
  10. G-Clusters of three
  11. G-Play on the reader’s guilt
  12. G-Rhetorical questions
  13. B-Chatty style
  14. I-Puns
  15. O-Attack the opposition
  16. B-Hyperbole
  17. N-Reason and logic
  18. O-Statistics
  19. G-Appeal to group loyalty
  20. I-Repetition
  21. B-Humour
  22. I-Appeal to family values
  23. O-Anecdotes
  24. B-Alliteration
  25. I-Shock tactics
  26. G-Catchy words and phrases
  27. O-Play on the reader’s sympathy
  28. I-Appeal to self-interest
  29. B-Personal pronouns
  30. O-Appeal to tradition and custom
  31. N-Drawing a contrast
  32. O-Play on the fear of the reader
  33. N-Patriotic appeal
  34. I-Forceful phrases
  35. G-Figures of speech
  36. B-Imagery