Persuasion
Provide a definition for persuasive writing
What is writing that attempts to persuade or convince a reader to do/think/buy something
The author's position on a topic.
What is the author's claim?
The 3 main rhetorical appeals.
What are Ethos, Logos, Pathos?
Authors purpose is shown in these 3 ways.
What is Persuade, Inform, Entertain?
Most, always, never, everyone are examples of...
Absolute or Extreme Language
A question someone asks without expecting an answer. The question might not have an answer, or it might have an obvious answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
When a speaker takes a position on a topic and tries to convince listeners to agree.
What is an argument?
Appeal to credibility, expertise
What is Ethos?
This is what a piece of informational text is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
What device is being used in this phrase: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
A very short story (usually a detail from the speaker’s personal life) used to introduce a point or provide humor.
What is an anecdote?
The specific group writers/speakers must consider when writing.
What is the audience?
Which rhetorical appeal is this?
“Every day, the rainforests shrink and innocent animals are killed. We must do something about this calamitous trend before the planet we call our home is damaged beyond repair.”
What is an appeal using Pathos?
Using absolute or extreme language in informational writing often indicates this author's purpose.
What is persuasive?
PIE + Main Idea = ?
What is an author's purpose statement?
This technique uses words or phrases with a similar structure. This technique creates symmetry and balance in your writing.
What is parallelism?
These things must be considered once the audience is decided. You must say at least 3.
What are
Background knowledge referred to
Types of humor used
Difficulty of language used (high-level, complex vocabulary)
“Jargon”: words used by people in a specific profession/field
Examples used (need to be relevant)
Uses facts, figures, and reasoning
What is Logos?
This is what an author hopes to establish when they use quoted words in their writing.
What is credibility?
From MLK's speech: "In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check..." is an example of?
What is an analogy?
Provide an example of amplification. You may use the Jelly Roll or MLK speech!
What is "I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice."
Name the 5 main components of argument writing.
What are:
- Claim
- Evidence
- Counterclaim
- Rebuttal
- Final thought / call to action
Provide an example of each type of appeal.
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Identify the ways you can find the main idea.
What are identifying the topic, looking at the title, re-reading the first and last sentence, finding repeated ideas?
Provide an example topic of each of the following: Persuade, Inform, Entertain
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