mentions laws and the consequences for breaking them uses imagery asks rhetorical questions appeals to a sense of justice or fairness draws a contrast uses humor contains alliteration uses reason or logic quotes an expert biased; does not give equal "time" to the opposition uses connotative or emotional language emphasizes costs states an opinion as if it were fact uses forceful phrases and/or word choice appeals to wholesome, decent family values plays on the reader’s sympathy mentions an opposing belief uses figures of speech plays on the reader's fears contains hyperbole (exaggeration) uses shock tactics flatters the reader makes generalizations mentions tradition or customs appeals to group loyalty attacks the opposition contains repetition uses statistics shows how an opposing belief is incorrect uses language to make the reader feel guilty uses a celebrity's opinion contains personal anecdotes/stories mentions laws and the consequences for breaking them uses imagery asks rhetorical questions appeals to a sense of justice or fairness draws a contrast uses humor contains alliteration uses reason or logic quotes an expert biased; does not give equal "time" to the opposition uses connotative or emotional language emphasizes costs states an opinion as if it were fact uses forceful phrases and/or word choice appeals to wholesome, decent family values plays on the reader’s sympathy mentions an opposing belief uses figures of speech plays on the reader's fears contains hyperbole (exaggeration) uses shock tactics flatters the reader makes generalizations mentions tradition or customs appeals to group loyalty attacks the opposition contains repetition uses statistics shows how an opposing belief is incorrect uses language to make the reader feel guilty uses a celebrity's opinion contains personal anecdotes/stories
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mentions laws and the consequences for breaking them
uses imagery
asks rhetorical questions
appeals to a sense of justice or fairness
draws a contrast
uses humor
contains alliteration
uses reason or logic
quotes an expert
biased; does not give equal "time" to the opposition
uses connotative or emotional language
emphasizes costs
states an opinion as if it were fact
uses forceful phrases and/or word choice
appeals to wholesome, decent family values
plays on the reader’s sympathy
mentions an opposing belief
uses figures of speech
plays on the reader's fears
contains hyperbole
(exaggeration)
uses shock tactics
flatters the reader
makes generalizations
mentions tradition or customs
appeals to group loyalty
attacks the opposition
contains repetition
uses statistics
shows how an opposing belief is incorrect
uses language to make the reader feel guilty
uses a celebrity's opinion
contains personal anecdotes/stories
