Persuasive techniques

EMOTIVELANGUAGE
FLATTERY
HUMOUR
HYPERBOLE
IRONY
LISTSOFTHREE
METAPHORS
OPINIONASFACT
PARALLELSTRUCTURES
PRONOUNS
REPETITION
RHETORICALQUESTIONS
SIMILES
SUPERLATIVES

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Word	X	Y	Direction
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	4	4	e
FLATTERY	1	11	e
HUMOUR	3	3	s
HYPERBOLE	3	3	e
IRONY	8	8	e
LISTSOFTHREE	1	5	s
METAPHORS	12	19	w
OPINIONASFACT	6	6	e
PARALLELSTRUCTURES	1	13	e
PRONOUNS	2	13	s
REPETITION	2	2	e
RHETORICALQUESTIONS	11	11	se
SIMILES	20	20	w
SUPERLATIVES	15	15	w