Transcript PSSA-Review
PSSA-Review
By Jonathan love
Propaganda
Hasty
Generalization: To
jump to the
easiest, quickest,
most obvious
conclusion without
enough examples
to support it.
Appeal to Fear: the
persuasion by
frightening them
into it.
Propaganda cont.
False Cause: to say that somthing is
caused by your product and
implying only your product can do it
when everybody's can.
Bandwagon: Saying everybody buys
our product you should too.
Prefixes
Re: again, back
Un: none
Mis: wrong
De: down
Dis: apart, not
Suffixes
Able: the ability
to do something
Ous: to great
degree
Ment: act of,
state of
Ness: state of
Ful: having
Other Key Words
Denotation:
Litteral meaning of
the word
Connotation: the
fealing assotiated
with the word.
Euphamism: a less
graphic word for a
potetialy insaluting
phrase(Censor).
Key words cont.
Irony:a litterary divice that uses
conflicting words
Parody: a comic copy
Sarcasm: a way of speech that the
word are an obvious falsehood ment
to scorn the listener
Key words cont.
Exaggeration:Extending the truth
farther than it should
Pun:a form of word play that
deliberately exploits ambiguity
between similar-sounding words for
humorous or rhetorical effect
Figuritive language:speaking of
something figuritily
Key words cont.
Allusion:a figure of speech that
makes a reference to, or
representation of, a place, event,
literary work, myth, or work of art,
either directly or by implication
Satire:a literary genre or form
Writing tips
Plan what to write first
Make sure it is not off topic
Make sure to answer all the
questions
Have a good topic sentence
Have repeat the topic sentence
differntly in the conclution