Persuasive Test Study Guide

***Know how to explain the relationship between the chart (format) and the techniques (strategies used)

CHART (used for format of essay/speech)

1. Know how to produce/create it
2. Fill it out with the correct vocabulary in the correct space
3. Define Terms
4. Relationships between the terms (how they connect to one another AND what the function of each is)
5. Vocabulary to know for chart:

• claim (1)
  
• counter claim (1)
  
• Reasons (3)
  
• Evidence (6)
  
• Explanation (6)
  
• Persuasion 

TECHNIQUES (strategies used within an essay or speech in order to persuade)
You need to be able to:

1. Define the vocabulary
2. Give your own example of each word
3. Identify a technique used in an example given to you and be able to explain whether it is right or wrong and why

Technique Vocabulary:

• Bandwagon
• "Plainfolks" Appeal
• Testamonial
• Transfer
• Appeal to fear, pity, or vanity
• Ethical Appeal
• Loaded Language