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Persuaive Writing

The document discusses persuasive writing, which aims to convince people to think, feel, or act in a certain way. Persuasive writing contains the writer's opinion they want readers to accept, evidence to support that opinion, and the action they want readers to take. It provides examples of persuasive writing techniques like rhetorical questions, repetition, bandwagon appeals, appealing to emotion, and appealing to authority.

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Persuaive Writing

The document discusses persuasive writing, which aims to convince people to think, feel, or act in a certain way. Persuasive writing contains the writer's opinion they want readers to accept, evidence to support that opinion, and the action they want readers to take. It provides examples of persuasive writing techniques like rhetorical questions, repetition, bandwagon appeals, appealing to emotion, and appealing to authority.

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Top Five

1.Conviction
2. Opinion
3. Proof
4. Emotion
5. Evidence
Persuasive
writing
Persuasive Writing

It is a type of writing that aims


at convincing people to think,
feel, or to act in writer’s way.
Persuasive Writing contains:
 Writer’s opinion which he/she wants the
readers to accept
 Evidence or information to support the
writer’s opinion
 The action that the writer wants the readers
to do.
Persuasive Writing
 Essays in books
 Articles on newspaper and
magazines
 Posters
 Advertisements
P e rs ua s i ve wr i t in g
Tec h ni q u es
1. Rhetorical Questions
• This a question that is not intended to
be answered. Instead, it is meant to
state the obvious, or to challenge the
readers and to make them think.
2. Repetition
• Repeating key words or
phrases will likely make
readers remember them.
3. Bandwagon
• A technique that would convince a
reader to believe in an idea because
the majority or everybody else
believes it’s true.
4. Appeal to Emotion
• The use of emotive language can
help sway the readers to side with
the writer or to do what he says.
5. Appeal to Authority
• The writers needs to establish himself
as an authority in the topic he is
writing about by using facts, figures,
and other proofs that would support his
opinions or claims.
Activity
Activity:
“Persuade others”
Directions:
1. Choose a card from the stack. You may discard and
choose another – but only once.
2. You will have one minute to brainstorm at least three
different points and techniques that you will use to
persuade other groups.
3. Each group will prepare one whole sheet of paper and
give feedback to each group.
Feedback Suggestions:
1. Which point was the best and why?
2. Which point was the least persuasive and
why?
3. What other points could they have made?
Evaluation:
Directions: Identify what persuasive
writing techniques is being
described.
1. The writer needs to establish
himself as an authority in the
topic he is writing about.
2. Repeating key words or
phrases that likely make
readers remember them.
3. It is meant to state the
obvious or to challenge the
readers and to make them
think.
4. This is the technique that
would convince a reader to
believe in an idea because the
majority or everybody else
believes it’s true.
5. This is the technique that
uses emotive language that can
help sway the readers.
Assignment

Write a letter to your school principal


and convince them that every Friday of
the week, there will be no classes and
let students have their rest day.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
Assignment
Argumentative,
persuasive, and
informative technique
Argumentative writing
• Make your thesis crystal clear.
• Use evidence to support your side.
• Show why the other side is weak.
• Use logical connectors
Informative writing
• Tone or attitude of the author towards
the topic.
• Fact – based.
• Always be specific.
• Clear, formal, and unbiased.
• Use transitional words.
Persuasive writing
• Rhetorical question
• Repetition
• Bandwagon
• Appeal to emotion
• Appeal to authority

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