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	18	18	w
ANALOGY	11	11	e
ANECDOTES	18	18	n
COLLOQUIALLANGUAGE	3	3	s
EMOTIVELANGUAGE	5	5	e
EXAGGERATION	9	9	s
EXPERTOPINION	2	2	e
FACTS	11	11	s
GENERALISATION	6	9	e
INCLUSIVELANGUAGE	2	3	s
PUN	4	2	s
REPETITION	5	3	e
RHETORICALQUESTION	5	5	s
STATISTICALEVIDENCE	11	11	nw
TONE	19	19	w
UNDERSTATEMENT	7	1	e