Persuasive Language Techniques

ALLITERATION
ANALOGY
ANECDOTES
COLLOQUIALLANGUAGE
EMOTIVELANGUAGE
EXAGGERATION
EXPERTOPINION
FACTS
GENERALISATION
INCLUSIVELANGUAGE
PUN
REPETITION
RHETORICALQUESTION
STATISTICALEVIDENCE
TONE
UNDERSTATEMENT

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	4	18	e
ANALOGY	11	11	w
ANECDOTES	4	18	n
COLLOQUIALLANGUAGE	19	3	w
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	17	5	s
EXAGGERATION	13	9	s
EXPERTOPINION	13	9	w
FACTS	4	18	nw
GENERALISATION	6	1	e
INCLUSIVELANGUAGE	1	20	n
PUN	11	9	ne
REPETITION	19	5	s
RHETORICALQUESTION	17	5	w
STATISTICALEVIDENCE	11	11	ne
TONE	5	17	e
UNDERSTATEMENT	1	7	e