1. HADAFOREST Your guide to Persuasive Techniques. Remember these and
you will
succeed!

2. Hyperbole Using exaggeration to make your point bigger/better/ worse/
more exciting…
e.g. The fish was absolutely enormous, bigger than you have ever seen before.

3. Telling a story and showing evidence of a time when you have …
Anecdote
Telling a story and showing evidence of a time when you have …
e.g. When I first
started teaching
I was very tired
a lot of the time.

4. Including your audience by using You, We and Us
Directive
Including your audience by using You, We and Us
e.g. I am so glad you came to today’s class.

5. Using words that begin with the same sounds close together
Alliteration
Using words that begin with the same sounds close together
e.g. literally love learning

6. Fact Use information that can be proven e.g. Miss Strachan
is Scottish.

7. Opinion Tell someone what you think e.g. I’m very good
at teaching English.

8. Using a question that does not need an answer
Rhetorical Question
Using a question that does not need an answer
e.g. Do I really need to ask you to stop talking?

9. Appealing to the readers emotions or senses
Emotive Language
Appealing to the readers emotions or senses
e.g. You will
be completely
motivated and
love being involved.

10. Using percentages and figures to prove a point
Statistics
Using percentages and figures to prove a point
95% of people
asked agreed that
English is the best
subject.

11. Listing three points closely in a sentence
Rule of Three
Listing three points closely in a sentence
e.g. English is the best, amazing
and an outstanding subject.