Flashcard Test 1

Question	Answer
Direct address	This is when you address the reader or listeners directly by using ‘you’ or ‘your’.
Alliteration	When words beginning with the same letter are placed next to each other in a text or very close to each other.
Facts	These are truthful pieces of information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article.
Opinions	This is a personal view or judgement about something.
Repetition	This is where a single word or phrase is repeated at least twice. It works in a similar way to a list of three.
Rhetorical question	This is a question asked in a way that presents a point of view, so is not truly asking for a response.
Emotive language and exaggeration	These are words that are deliberately designed to try to make the reader have strong feelings. These can be positive or negative. Sometimes, these words are exaggerated (also known as hyperbole).
Statistics	These are numbers used as evidence.
Triples/rule of three	This is usually three phrases or describing words used together to emphasise a point.

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	Created by Keith Thomson over 7 years ago