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- Speeches are often written to ...
- persuade. ✓
- analyse.
- evaluate.
- identify.
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- A question that poses an idea or makes a point is known as a ...
- rhetorical question. ✓
- declarative question.
- posing question.
- big question.
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- Great speeches usually structure their ideas...
- clearly and logically. ✓
- strongly and relentlessly.
- articulately and elaborately.
- quickly and promptly.
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- When completing a piece of transactional writing, which THREE things should we be aware of?
- Form ✓
- Audience ✓
- Purpose ✓
- Length
- Style
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- What is the definition of the word 'convincing'? Here it is used in a sentence 'The player was very convincing in explaining why he should be picked for the starting 11'.
- able to persuade someone of the merits of something. ✓
- able to trick someone into believing something.
- able to threaten someone into doing what you want.
- able to persuade someone by offering them compliments.
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- What is the definition of the word 'persuasion'? Here it is used in a sentence 'It took a great deal of persuasion to get his classmates to attend his birthday party'.
- the action or process of persuading someone. ✓
- the action or process of encouraging someone.
- the action or process of discouraging someone.
- the action or process of threatening someone.
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