Persuasive Devices

ALLITERATION
EMOTIVE
EXAGGERATION
FACTS
IRONY
OPINIONS
PRONOUNS
QUOTATIONS
REPETITION
STATISTICS
TRIPLETS

Finding devices authors used to make their work convincing

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	12	12	n
EMOTIVE	14	14	w
EXAGGERATION	8	8	nw
FACTS	12	12	e
IRONY	5	5	s
OPINIONS	14	1	s
PRONOUNS	13	10	n
QUOTATIONS	4	4	s
REPETITION	6	10	n
STATISTICS	10	12	w
TRIPLETS	12	4	w