Language Techniques (Appeals, Repetition, Tone) (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Speaker's credibility and trustworthiness

Appeals to audience emotions like sympathy or outrage

Rational argument, evidence, and logical reasoning

Repetition of words at beginning of successive clauses

Repetition of words/phrases at end of successive clauses

Strategic repetition of words/phrases throughout a text

Intimate → indignant → defiant/triumphant

Meetings useless; deputations useless; waiting useless

'to any length' repeated to show absolute commitment

Creates cumulative/interlocking persuasive force