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	2	2	s
EXAGGERATION	9	13	ne
EXPERTOPINION	1	8	s
FACTS	4	15	n
GENERALISATION	6	13	e
INCLUSIVELANGUAGE	18	1	sw
PUN	7	3	s
REPETITION	5	3	e
RHETORICALQUESTION	5	5	s
STATISTICALEVIDENCE	11	11	nw
TONE	19	19	n
UNDERSTATEMENT	5	2	e