You’ve probably learned lots of persuasive devices in English here’s a nifty way of remembering the key ones: when we write to persuade or we read writing for persuasion think about “QUES QUES FOARR”!
Q uestions – raised by the speaker to make us think
U se of names – to personalise and make sources more specific and convincing
E motive language – to connect with emotions, including using word images
S entence length – variety lengths of sentence add impact
Q uotations – from experts to add weight to the evidence given
U se of pronouns – to personalise a speech for an audience
E motive pictures – usually used in newspapers and online
S tatistics – these look impressive and can be manipulated
F acts – to support your ideas
O pinions – a crucial part of persuasion is to make these clear
A necdotes – such as relevant personal stories
R hetorical questions – to increase feeling and cause reflection
R epetition – to reemphasise and reinforce
