Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Persuasive Writing

Many persuasive peices have...

A clear position
Could have humor to appeal to audience
Anticipate opponents arguments and counteract them
Analogies or Metaphores
Unexpected positions
Buzz words
Appeal to Emotion
Tone & Diction- presents things in black and white, postition people different ways


Evidence: carefully selected and framed to support a point of view
- Facts
- Examples: personal stories woven in
- Statistics
- Quotes

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