AFOREST & FAPAFOREST & FAPAFOREST & FAPAFOREST & FAP

AimAim

To learn what these two To learn what these two acronyms stand for and how to acronyms stand for and how to

use them!use them!

What does this stand for?

Persuasive TechniquesA

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A ANECDOTE (STORY)

F FACTS

O OPINIONS

R RHETORICAL QUESTION

E EMOTIVE LANGUAGE

S STATISTICS

T TRIPLETS

Find & extract examples of AFOREST in the ‘Smoking’ Essay

AnecdotesFactsOpinionRhetorical questionsEmotive languageStatisticsTriplet

Anecdotes‘I do. Her name is Alice. It’s a

disgusting habit, which at times makes me question whether I want to be her friend’

Anecdotes make things real – they give a real life example of what you are explaining

Facts‘In fact, the chances of getting lung

cancer if you smoke is 40% higher than if you do not smoke’

They are concrete proof which support what you are saying.

OpinionsI think it is wrong for teenagers to

smoke

An exposition requires you to state your opinion, so you should make it clear

Rhetorical QuestionsDo you have a friend who smokes?So why should we not smoke?Don’t you think education is more

important than smoking?

Makes the reader think, designed to ‘hook’ them into your text

Emotive languageDisgustingTerribleRotDangerousCostlyBitter Creates effect & drama!

StatisticsA standard pack of cigarettes costs

$7, which if you smoke one a day adds up to $42 per week

Cannot be argued with – make everything more persuasive

Triplets‘It can cause diseases, it costs a lot

of money and can result in poor oral hygiene.’

People remember things in threes – e.g. Mars had ‘helps you work, rest and play’

Persuasive techniques

• These are the things that give your essay ‘edge’ – they show that you are trying to persuade your audience and make things very real for them.

• They are excellent ways to start your essay, link paragraphs and end an essay.

FAPFAPFAPFAPFORM e.g. letter, poster, leaflet, newspaper article

Every form will require different features/language conventions e.g. a poster will need to be constructed differently to a leaflet

AUDIENCE – who you are aiming at – different audiences will be looking for different things e.g. ‘cool’ has a different meaning to a young and mature audience

PURPOSE - why you are writing – are you persuading? Informing? Explaining?

FAP in practiceYour task is to design a poster for

EITHER:• DBS Bank, encouraging 11-18

years olds to open their new Young Savers account OR

• American Express, encouraging 11-18 years olds to get one of their Young Persons Credit Cards

PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES

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using one of the AFOREST techniques using one of the AFOREST techniques e.g. 100% of students have a better e.g. 100% of students have a better recess time if their teacher has given recess time if their teacher has given

them a lollipop them a lollipop