Curated Video
Persuasive Language: How to Influence with the Words You Choose
Words have power. And some have a lot more power than others. Indeed, some have so little that they diminish the impact of the words around them. Knowing what words do and do not have power is important, if you want to use your language...
Curated Video
Persuasive Language Part 2 | Persuasive Writing
In Part 2 of this series, four more common persuasive language devices are explained: using evidence, repetition, adjectives & adverbs and alliteration. Part 1 • Persuasive Langua... (emotive language, modal verbs, involving the reader...
Curated Video
Persuasive Language Part 1 | Persuasive Writing
In Part 1 of this series, four common persuasive language devices are explained: emotive language, modal verbs, involving the reader and asking rhetorical questions. Part 2 • Persuasive Langua... (using evidence, repetition, adjectives &...
PBS
Ratification Battle | By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South
2020 is the 100-year anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment. A short BPS video details the dramatic scene in the Tennessee legislature as the amendment passes by one vote.
GCFGlobal.org
Recognizing Persuasive Language
Lose 10 pounds in one day, guaranteed! With the sixth installment from the digital media literacy series, scholars identify common types of persuasive language. They learn to look beyond techniques such as telling stories, presenting...