B2 · Lesson 58Communication

Persuasion and hedging

Persuade an audience with appeals (avouez que, convenez que), rhetorical questions (n'est-il pas vrai que, ne pensez-vous pas que), imagining (imaginons que + subjunctive), intensifiers (qui plus est, sans compter que) and strategic concession (j'en conviens, quoi qu'on en dise).

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