Define the following words Generate connotations Discuss which words have positive neutral or negative connotations Group throng mob Insinuate suggest imply Slow challenged retarded Thin skinny scrawny ID: 644524
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Persuasive Language
Connotation and denotation
Define the following words. Generate connotations. Discuss which words have positive, neutral, or negative connotations.
Group, throng, mob
Insinuate, suggest, imply
Slow, challenged, retarded
Thin, skinny, scrawny
Gentle, benign, harmless
Persnickety, selective, finicky, picky
Create your own groupings of words with similar denotations, but varying connotations.Slide2
Persuasive Language
Euphemism
A euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for an expression thought of as harsh or blunt.
Discuss the following and generate more euphemistic expressions for each blunt word or expression.
Pass away vs. To die
Powder Room vs. Toilet
Humanitarian Intervention vs. WarSlide3
Persuasive Language
Persuasive language is choosing just the right words or phrases to use at just the right time with just the right audience.
Strong words trigger strong feelings.
Seizes
Snarls
Dumbstruck
Effective choice of connotations
Mean or strict
Late fee or extended-viewing fee
Used or pre-owned
Surge or escalate
Repeated words or phrases for emphasis
I have a dream…(Martin Luther King, Jr.)