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'Front Desk': persuasive letter writing

Starter quiz

  • Persuasion is the action or process of trying to change someone’s ...
    • name.
    • address.
    • mind or behaviour.  ✓
  • True or false? Persuasive letters are most often written using an informal tone.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • Which of these is the correct definition of a 'veiled threat'?
    • a threat that isn’t directly stated but is implied  ✓
    • a threat that is promised to be carried out
    • a threat that is so unlikely it is clear that it will never happen
  • Match these linguistic features to their definitions.
    • introductory sentence
      ⇔
      a sentence that states the paragraph’s main aim ✓
    • fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
    • rhetorical question
      ⇔
      a question posed to the reader which they answer in their head ✓
    • relative clause
      ⇔
      a subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun like 'who' ✓
    • conditional clause
      ⇔
      a subordinate clause that states a hypothetical consequence ✓
  • Match these persuasive techniques to their definitions.
    • presumption
      ⇔
      assuming the reader’s opinion based on their character or position ✓
    • flattery
      ⇔
      when the writer flatters the reader ✓
    • evidence and proof
      ⇔
      the use of facts or statistics to support an argument ✓
    • veiled threats
      ⇔
      when the writer threatens the reader in a subtle way ✓
  • Which of these is an example of flattery?
    • an intelligent leader such as you ...  ✓
    • surely you will agree that ...
    • it would be disastrous if this advice were not followed ...
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