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	18	9	w
HUMOUR	3	3	s
HYPERBOLE	3	3	e
IRONY	8	8	sw
LISTSOFTHREE	14	17	w
METAPHORS	6	1	e
OPINIONASFACT	18	18	n
PARALLELSTRUCTURES	2	17	ne
PRONOUNS	1	18	e
REPETITION	2	2	e
RHETORICALQUESTIONS	11	11	se
SIMILES	15	15	w
SUPERLATIVES	20	20	w