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persuasive writing
convinces readers to believe an idea and to
perform
action
present strong evidence
- evidence in the form of
facts
,
statistics
,
credibility
, and
statements
concrete, relevant, and reasonable examples
- enhances writer's
ideas
or
opinion
accurate, current, and balanced information
- adds credibility of persuasive writing
there are
3
modes of persuasion
the
3
modes of persuasion was introduced by
Aristotle
the three modes are
ethos
,
logos
,
pathos
pathos
- appeals to
emotions
logos
- appeals to
logic
and
reason
the six common fallacies are:
ad hominem
,
fault cause and effect
,
hasty generalization
,
false analogy
,
either/or reasoning
, and
circular reasoning
ad hominem
- attacks the person who makes an opposing point
faulty cause and effet
- two events are related but sounds not right
either/or reasoning
- provides reader with
two
options to simplify problem
hasty generalization
- drawing conclusions from an
experience
false analogy
- comparing but misleading
circular reasoning
-
states thesis
as its
proof
but
reasoning
is
repeated
the frequently used sources for persuasion are:
facts
,
statistics
,
judgement
, and
testimony
facts
- makes
arguments solid
statistics
- arguments but with
numbers
judgement
-
assumptions
based on
facts
testimony
- eye
witness
or
expert's opinion
paragraph
- group of sentences
a good paragraph has:
main idea
,
topic sentence
,
supporting
details
main
idea
- main point / central idea in a paragraph
cohesion
- refers to the unity of ideas in a paragraph
coherence
- quality of being logical and well-organized
in coherence,
transitional
devices
are used to connect words.
there are
5
types of logical patterns in
coherence
chronological
order
- sequence of events, writer tells reader what happens first, second, third, etc.
spatial order
- details are arranged according to the scene being described (ex. describing a place)
order
of
importance - details are arranged from least to most important
compare
and
contrast
- details are arranged according to two or more things are similar to and different from another
topical order
- COMMONLY USED FORMAT. details are arranged according to how different subtopics fall within a larger category