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Intro to Persuasive Writing. What is it?. Persuade: to convince It can be found in commercials, political campaigns, political cartoons, magazine ads, etc. Example: . What is it?.
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What is it? • Persuade: to convince • It can be found in commercials, political campaigns, political cartoons, magazine ads, etc. • Example:
What is it? • Persuasive writing aims to convince the reader of a debatable argument. Intended to convince, argue or influence the reader. • Persuasive writing is seen everyday in speeches, commercials, and essays. It is important to be familiar with persuasive writing because it is a useful way of conveying an opinion in a convincing way.
How do I Know if I’m being persuaded To be able to identify persuasive writing you must decide if the writer is: • Expressing an opinion. • Trying to convince you of his or her opinion. • Trying to convince you to “do” something.
Persuasive Thesis • In order to be an effective persuasive writer, you must be able to introduce your big argument with a thesis. • Thesis: It’s the one sentence that tells the reader what the whole paper is about.
Persuasive Thesis • Defend: To support an argument (backup your stance). Agree with prompt/idea. • Refute: To feel a person or argument is wrong. Disagree with prompt/idea. • Qualify: To say that something is not totallyright or totallywrong.
How to write a thesis for a persuasive essay. To write a thesis you must: • Read the prompt. • Form an opinion based on your pointofview on an argument. • Decide whether you defend, refute, or qualify that particular argument. • Write a sentence that expresses your opinionin a way to persuade the reader.
Prompt • Animals should be used for scientific research. • Do you Defend, Refute, or qualify? • Thesis:
Prompt • Driving age should be raised to age 18. • Do you defend, refute, or qualify? • Thesis:
Prompt • Euthanasia is a way of relieving ill people's pain and save them from the tortures of their illness (assisted suicide). Euthanasia should be legal. • Do you defend, refute, or qualify? • Thesis:
Essay Format • Refer to packet