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Persuasive Text

Persuasive Text. convincing a reader to do something, buy something, believe in something. Central Argument. Clear statement of the problem and solution. Evidence supports it. Effective argument is supported by facts, statistics, examples, and quotations. Different types of techniques.

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Persuasive Text

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  1. Persuasive Text convincing a reader to do something, buy something, believe in something

  2. Central Argument • Clear statement of the problem and solution. Evidence supports it. Effective argument is supported by facts, statistics, examples, and quotations. • Different types of techniques. • Cause and Effect • Analogy • Authority

  3. Cause and Effect • lists reasons of a problem and outlines the consequences of them. • Example: don’t do your homework= bad grades

  4. Analogy • compares what is similar about two things that are otherwise different. • Example: Thanksgiving is better than Christmas

  5. Authority • the person who is presenting the argument is in a position of power • Example: Police officer: why you can’t TP someone’s house

  6. Parts of a Persuasive Text Persuasive – convincing a reader to do something, buy something, believe in something

  7. Rhetorical Fallacies • arguments that lack sound reasoning and distract readers from the real issues. • Different Types: • Ad Hominem • Categorical Claims • Exaggeration • Stereotyping

  8. Ad Hominem • author attacks the character of a person rather than the content of his or her argument. • Example: The speaker does not do well in school and is not a nice person.

  9. Categorical Claims • place an idea, thing, or action into a category to which it does not necessarily belong. • Example: This dog bites, so all dogs bite.

  10. Exaggeration • an overstatement • Example: This is the best ice cream in the universe.

  11. Stereotyping • unfairly suggesting that all members of a group are exactly the same • Example: All jocks are bullies.

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