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📜 Why Every Persuasive Trick Has a Letter in DAFOREST
📜 Why Every Persuasive Trick Has a Letter in DAFOREST
You spot a rhetorical question in an article. You write: “There is a rhetorical question here.” The examiner marks you down to Level 2. Why? Because identifying the technique is not the same as explaining what it does and why the writer chose it. DAFOREST gives you the names — but the grade lives in the persuasive function behind each one.
🔍 The Eight DAFOREST Techniques
DAFOREST maps the toolkit of Paper 2 Q5 persuasive writing. Each technique has a name, a recognisable form, and a persuasive function — what it actually does to the reader.
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Quiz · Question 1 of 9
Which of these sentences uses the technique of direct address?
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