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	18	18	w
FLATTERY	16	7	w
HUMOUR	19	19	w
HYPERBOLE	19	19	n
IRONY	5	5	s
LISTSOFTHREE	2	8	s
METAPHORS	17	18	nw
OPINIONASFACT	16	16	n
PARALLELSTRUCTURES	3	20	e
PRONOUNS	16	15	nw
REPETITION	20	20	n
RHETORICALQUESTIONS	11	11	nw
SIMILES	7	7	ne
SUPERLATIVES	2	2	e