1 / 6

PERSUASIVE WRITING TERMINOLOGY

PERSUASIVE WRITING TERMINOLOGY. Writing to convince the reader…. MONDAY. Plausible : having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable

barbara-orien
Télécharger la présentation

PERSUASIVE WRITING TERMINOLOGY

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. PERSUASIVE WRITING TERMINOLOGY Writing to convince the reader…

  2. MONDAY • Plausible: having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable • Contradiction: assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial; direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency • Evidence: that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof

  3. TUESDAY • Justify: to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded • Audience: the persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, etc.; a regular public that manifests interest, support, enthusiasm, or the like • Refute: to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge; to prove (a person) to be in error

  4. WEDNESDAY • Dissuade: to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something • Prevail: to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate • Discrepancy: an instance of difference or inconsistency

  5. THURSDAY • Invalidate: to render weak or ineffective, as an argument • Negate: to nullify or cause to be ineffective • Repudiate: to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratify

  6. FRIDAY • Writing Situation: The principal of your school does not think that having food and drinks in the classroom is a good idea. • Directions for Writing: Think about the reasons why having food and drinks in the classroom is a good idea. Now write to convince your principal whether having food and drinks in the classroom is a good idea for the school. • CHOOSE YOUR “SIDE” AND COME UP WITH THREE SUPPORTING REASONS. THEN “SCOPE” YOUR ARGUMENT. • USE FULL SENTENCES BELOW. • THESIS (side): Reason 1: Reason 2: Reason 3: SCOPE:

More Related