Persuasive Texts

persuasive text

a text that tries to persuade, or convince, people to accept a certain view or take a specific action. ( Persuasive text include speeches, depates, argument essays, letters to the editor, editorials, and opinion blog posts

irrelevant

author does not offer enough evidence argument will mot be as convincing

relevent

clearly related to the claim

sufficient

enough evidence

evidence

fact, statistic, surveys, examples, and expert opinions

testimonials

gives information about a personal experience, often from the point of view of a celebrity or expert

bandwagon appeal

implies that everyone is doing it

generalizations

makes a general statement based on a observation

Resons

oponion based statements that tell readers why they should believe the claim

point of view

refers to the author's ideas and opinions about a topic or issue

biased

the author may distort the information presented to support a personal interest

claim

the main point, the writer is trying to make in the argument

emotional appeal

uses strong words to appeal to a reader's emotion

persuasive techniques

ways to persuade their readers to believe their point of view

persuasive language

words and phrases used to affect how a reader thinks and feels to strengthen the impact of their arguments