Persuasive Techniques — DAFOREST
<h3>DAFOREST — Key Persuasive Devices</h3>
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<tr style="background:#f0f9f4"><th style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Letter</th><th style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Device</th><th style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Example</th></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>D</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Direct address</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"You can make a difference today."</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>A</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Alliteration</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"Brave, bold, brilliant."</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>F</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Facts</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"Every 60 seconds, one child dies from preventable causes."</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>O</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Opinions</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"It is unacceptable that…"</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>R</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Rhetorical questions</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"How long can we stand by and do nothing?"</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>E</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Emotive language</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"Desperate, suffering, abandoned"</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>S</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Statistics</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"78% of young people feel…"</td></tr>
<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>T</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Triples / Rule of three</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">"We will fight, we will resist, we will win."</td></tr>
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<h3>Also important</h3>
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<li><strong>Anecdote</strong> — a personal story to build empathy</li>
<li><strong>Expert opinion</strong> — citing credible sources</li>
<li><strong>Counter-argument and rebuttal</strong> — acknowledging and dismissing opposing views</li>
<li><strong>Inclusive language</strong> — "we", "us", "our" to unite writer and reader</li>
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