['Persuasive technique', 'Definition', 'Example']
['Hyperbole', 'Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally', 'I died laughing when he told that joke.']
['Anecdote', 'A short story or personal experience used to illustrate a point', 'When I was seven, I fell off my bike. I thought I was going to die.']
['Alliteration', 'The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words', 'Silly squirrels still sunbath.']
['Facts', 'Information that can be verified and proven to be true', 'Apples have less sugar than a banana.']
['Opinion', 'A view or judgement based on personal feelings, tastes, or beliefs', 'I like orange juice.']
['Rhetorical question', 'A question asked to make a point rather than to get an answer', 'How could I be so stupid?']
['Emotive language', 'The deliberate choice of words to evoke an emotional response', 'The victims were executed by the police in cold blood.']
['Statistics', 'A branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data', 'As of 2016, 2.5% of the population were homeless.']
['Use of 'I' or 'we'', 'A writing technique that suggests a personal connection or character in the text, making the reader feel involved or affected by the argument', 'Hungry, cold and scared']
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