Persuasion Detective Checklist

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🔍 Part 1: Spot the Persuasive Techniques

Instructions: Look at your advertisement or text. Check off which persuasive techniques you can find!

1. Which persuasive techniques do you see? (Check all that apply)

Opinion & Reasons - The author gives their opinion with reasons

Emotional Appeal - Makes you feel happy, sad, excited, or scared

Repetition - Says the same word or idea many times

Bandwagon - Says "everyone is doing it" or "most people choose this"

Facts & Statistics - Uses numbers or facts like "9 out of 10 kids"

2. What does this advertisement or text want you to do?

Buy something

Believe an idea

Change behaviour

Other: _______________

3. Who is the target audience? (Who is this trying to persuade?)

Kids/Students

Parents

Everyone

Other: _______________

4. Write down one example of a persuasive technique you found. What words or phrases show this technique?

5. How does this advertisement or text try to make you feel? Why?

6. Do you think this persuasion is effective (works well)? Circle one and explain why.

Yes / No / Maybe

Because: ________________________________________________

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7. Rate how persuasive this text is from 1-5 (1 = not persuasive, 5 = very persuasive)

My rating: 1 ---- 2 ---- 3 ---- 4 ---- 5

8. Complete this detective report:

The strongest persuasive technique in this text is __________________ because ________________________________

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9. If you were the persuasion detective, what advice would you give to someone reading this advertisement?

🏆 Bonus Challenge: Can you think of a way to make this advertisement even MORE persuasive? Write your idea below!

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