Linguistic Frameworks and Everyday Discourse · Contemporary Language
Grammar and Syntax in Persuasion
Evaluating how sentence structure and grammatical choices are used to influence and manipulate audiences.
Key Questions
- 1How does the use of the passive voice allow writers to obscure agency and responsibility?
- 2What is the rhetorical effect of using imperatives in political or advertising discourse?
- 3How does syntactic parallelism create a sense of logic and inevitability in persuasive writing?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: English Language - Grammar and SyntaxA-Level: English Language - Rhetoric and Persuasion
Year: Year 12
Subject: English
Unit: Linguistic Frameworks and Everyday Discourse
Period: Contemporary Language
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