Persuasive Language TechniquesMake notes in the following table about the persuasive language that you read. Make sure that you take notes about the language

that are concise and clear. You must give an explanation about how the language persuades. You also need to include samples of the

metalanguage for discussing persuasive texts here.

Example How it works

The idiotic response by the government to the shortage of water is yet another example of their sheer bloody-mindedness.

Notes: Explanation: Use of emotive words

‘idiotic’ Attack on opposition ‘sheer

bloody-mindedness’ Hyperbole ‘yet another’

This attack on the government’s policy is emotive and strong. This leads to the reader feeling that this is a very important issue. It aims to shock readers into believing that the government has overreacted. The use of colloquial language aims to divide the readers from the intended target, the government.

Example How it works

Notes: Explanation: