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ARGUMENTATIVE OR PERSUASIVE WRITING
Elements to Persuasive
Writing
TAKING A STAND
It is often important to take a stand – to
have a belief you’re willing to argue and
defend. Doing so won’t usually result
in revolution or complete change, but
you may be able to persuade others that
you’re right.
PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE
Your purpose in argumentative
writing is to make readers think a
certain way or act a certain way.
You can’t do that without paying
pretty close attention to them – your
audience.
SUPPORTING YOUR OPINION
T
alk to friends and others interested in the issue or topic.
T
ake to experts - people who are knowledgeable about the
issue; use testimonials, or take a survey
R
esearch – use the internet, books, magazine, and
newspapers.
L
ook for Reasons, Facts, or Opinion from knowledgeable
sources.
METHODS
APPEALS TO THE EMOTIONS
Appeal to people’s heart as well as
their minds. (Facts, testimonials are
used very often with this technique)
Example: Actors, Authors, and Athletes
shouldn’t charge for autographs.
APPEALS TO THE EMOTION
Support:
The most popular celebrities already earn
millions.
Fans will think less of these celebrities if they
have to pay for autographs.
Celebrities in the past didn’t ask fans to pay for
autographs. Today, they should be more like them.
What about all the people in the world today who
do not have a job, or enough food to eat…
FALSE CAUSE AND EFFECT
A
ssume that one event caused another
just because one came before the other.
E
xample: “Not sending the school band
to out-of-town games put the team on a
losing streak.”
ATTACKING!!!!
Ignores the issue by attacking the person
instead of the person’s view on the topic.
“Supporters of this leash law
are dog haters at heart.”
My teacher gave me a U,
because she doesn’t like me.
BANDWAGON
Ask you to believe or do something
because many other people do.
Don’t be the only family in your
neighborhood without a XBOX.”
Everybody's wearing …
Everybody has…
PRACTICE
Why is each statement below misleading? Which
technique (Appeals to Emotion, False Cause and
Effect, Attacking, Bandwagon) is being used?
Explain.
1.Everyone is buying ______. The stores can hardly
keep them on the rack. You need to get your today!
2.Because the principal made the school day longer,
many students are getting poor grades.
PRACTICE
3. Since he is an active deer hunter, it’s no
wonder that Bob says hunting helps conserve
deer.
4. The Kids at Del Rio Middle School who
started skate-boarding lost their A and B
averages. Skateboarding definitely eats up
study time.
THE PAPER
INTRODUCTION
Title
Refers to the Main Idea and
Position of topic. Introduction
also can hook the reader with
question.
INTRODUCTION
The Hook
Death Served on a Platter.
Cook or Killer?
INTRODUCTION
Background
Introduce Mary Mallon
(background, what she did for a
living, how what she did for a living
impacted her, and others.
INTRODUCTION
Thesis Thesis
Presented as last sentence of introductory
paragraph. Writer takes a clear position.
Ex. Junk foods should be taken out of
school lunch menus because they affect your
body and mind in negative ways.
BODY PARAGRAPHS
One:
Details and facts support position.
Language is precise and lively.
Sentence structures are varied
and correct.
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Two:
Paragraph present
another fully developed
reason for position.
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Three-Four:
Paragraphs present another fully
developed reason for position.
Include facts and opinions to
support argument.
CONCLUSION
Call to action concludes essay.
Restate position, and
summarize main reason(s) for
your position.