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aCTIvITy 3.13
Playing with Persuasive diction:
appealing to Pathos
learNING STraTeGIeS:
Skimming, Marking the Text, Looping
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Identify and analyze examples of persuasive diction.
• Match style and purpose in writing by applying looping and persuasive diction to add pathos.
What’s in a Word?
Consider how similar words can make you feel different ways. Would you rather be called youthful or immature? Would you rather be considered curious or nosy? Word choice, or diction, is an important aspect of argumentative writing. Because words can carry an emotional impact, each one represents an opportunity for the writer to convince his or her audience.
Learning from Advertisements
1. As you skim through ads, record words that stand out for their emotional meaning (strong connotative diction).
2. Sort the adjectives and verbs you find by adding them to the list below:
Power Adjective List:
amazing, authentic best
convenient, critical dependable
easy
free
guaranteed
healthy
important, improved, instant
limited, lucky
new
powerful
secure
tested
unique, unlimited, unreal, unsurpassed vital
wonderful
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