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What is a rhetorical question?
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A question asked for effect, not a real answer.
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What is the imperative?
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A command — the writer giving the reader an order.
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What is direct address?
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Speaking straight to ‘you’, the reader.
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What is inclusive language?
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‘We’, ‘us’, ‘together’ — folding the reader into one group.
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What does a rhetorical question do?
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Nudges the reader toward an obvious answer, so they agree.
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What does an imperative do?
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Speaks straight to the reader and stirs them to act.
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What does ‘we’ do?
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Folds the reader onto the writer's side, sharing a stake.
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How do you analyse these devices?
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Name the device + how it positions the reader.
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Where do you often see all three?
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Speeches and adverts — stacked to persuade.
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Commonest mistake with these?
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Naming the device but not saying what it does to the reader.
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