Persuasion
What techniques does persuasion use?
Emotion, literary devices and/or author's personal truth
What are the two components of argumentation?
Induction and Deduction
What is the thesis/what is the author trying to prove?
The pencil is superior to the computer.
What are the Rhetorical Devices used?
1. Personification
2. Irony
3. Imagery
What techniques does argumentation use?
Facts and/or logic
Give an example of a literary device that could be used to persuade the reader.
Hyperbole, word choice, repetition, figures of speeches, facts, irony and analogy
What is induction?
A conclusion derived from a string of evidence or experiences
How did Bonnie Laing create an effective conclusion?
By the use of rhetorical questions.
1. "Can you imagine chewing on a computer while balancing your cheque book?
2. "And what do computer operators use to scratch that place in the middle of the back where they can’t reach?
What are the 3 characteristics of an argumentation/persuasive essay?
1. Facts
2. One-Sided (Biased)
3. Organized
Name three characteristics of an Argumentation and persuasion essay
1. Facts
2. Bias (One sided)
3. Organized
Give an example of when the author uses persuasion in the "An ode to the pencil" essay.
“It won't insist on correcting your whimsical use of grammar, and it won't be obsolete 10 seconds after you mortgage your first born to buy one”. (Laing, 307)
What is deduction?
A conclusion that is derived from a general statement to a specific one
How many claims did Bonnie Laing have to prove her thesis? List them.
4: Economy, Operation, User-Friendly, and Social Pretension
What is an example of a rhetorical device used?
Personification - “Of course, the pencil is not without its flaws. It has a nasty habit of when when most needed.”
Irony - “I couldn’t figure out how spending $3,000 on a piece of molded plastic was going to make me wealthier."
Imagery - “But the software of a pencil is both cheap and simple, consisting of a small rubber tip located at one end of the unit.”
What is an example of a short, concise sentence that the author uses to enhance her varied sentence structure throughout her essay?
1. “Allow me to cite a few examples.”
2. “I just write with it.”
3. “They’re user-friendly.”
4. “The defense rests.”