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	4	4	e
EMOTIVE	2	2	e
EXAGGERATION	8	8	se
FACTS	4	4	s
IRONY	11	11	n
OPINIONS	2	12	n
PRONOUNS	8	6	e
QUOTATIONS	12	12	w
REPETITION	10	4	sw
STATISTICS	5	15	e
TRIPLETS	10	10	w