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3 Actionable Names for Climate Change

July 26, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Impression, Persuasion, Action, Media

We need climate headlines that inspire committed, collective action.

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July 26, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Climate change, Climate crisis, Climate catastrophe, News, media, Headlines, Fear, Language, Inspiration, Committed, Collective, Action, Climate Clause, Climate Cancer, Climate Crime, Climate justice
Language, Impression, Persuasion, Action, Media

'Rip-off degrees': A Lesson in Poor Policy Rhetoric

July 19, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Expression, Impression, Persuasion, Media

This inflammatory rhetoric makes the policy—and the Government—sound callous and extreme.

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July 19, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Rhetoric, Government, Policy, Rip-off, Low-value, University, Degrees, Courses, Quality, Crackdown, Issue, Language, Facts, Debate, Lesson
Language, Expression, Impression, Persuasion, Media

How to Make English Analysis Flow

December 14, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Actions, Craft, Language, Impression, Persuasion

Making analysis flow is a key target for English students who want to strengthen their work.

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December 14, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
English, Analysis, Fluency, Flow, Target, How to
Actions, Craft, Language, Impression, Persuasion

Language Devices: The Rule of Three

October 26, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Image, Impression, Persuasion

The device is employed to have a reinforcing effect on the receiver.

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October 26, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Rule of Three, Language, Device, Rhetoric, Speech, Tripod, Tricolon, Triadic Structure, Reinforcing, Effect, Rishi Sunak, Image, Impression, Stability
Language, Image, Impression, Persuasion

Great Lines: Herman Melville

October 12, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Style, Persuasion

Melville’s simple expository style offers a pointed and poetic line: the observed human truth.

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October 12, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Writing, Language, Craft, Style, Character, Queequeg, Soul
Craft, Language, Writing, Style, Persuasion


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