ObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itStatisticsNumbersRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkPersonalPronounsI / weetcMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asHypeboleExaggerationAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherAnecdoteApersonalstoryObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itStatisticsNumbersRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkPersonalPronounsI / weetcMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asHypeboleExaggerationAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherAnecdoteApersonalstory

Persuasive Language Devices - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Persuasive device - think of a counter argument and argue against it
    Objection handling
  2. Numbers
    Statistics
  3. Question asked for effect - to make the reader think
    Rhetorical Question
  4. I / we etc
    Personal Pronouns
  5. A direct comparison used to create a vivid image in the readers mind
    Metaphor
  6. What someone thinks about a topic
    Opinion
  7. Language that elicits a strong feeling in the reader
    Emotive language
  8. Talking to the reader directly - a persuasive device that includes the reader
    Direct address
  9. A word / phrase that appears multiple times
    Repetition
  10. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  11. Exaggeration
    Hypebole
  12. Repetition of the initial sound in words closely placed
    Alliteration
  13. Words / phrases that help the reader picture something
    Imagery
  14. Three words / phrases / ideas etc used to emphasise a point
    Rule of three
  15. Characters mood mirror by nature / weather
    Pathetic fallacy
  16. A personal story
    Anecdote