PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES INTRODUCTION PRE-WRITING PROCESS SAMPLE ESSAYS LANGUAGE.
Persuasive Techniques Used in Writing
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Persuasive Techniques Used in Writing
Or…how to get what you want!
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What are PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES? Persuasive techniques are the
strategies authors use to make their writing more convincing.
Persuasive techniques: Get a reader’s attention Emphasize a point Polish the writing
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ANALOGY DEFINITION: a comparison of similar
ideas, often used to explain a complex situation by showing how it is like a simple one
EXAMPLE: Boot camp is like one long piano lesson: grueling, but ultimately rewarding.
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OVERSTATEMENT (hyperbole) DEFINITION: a deliberate
exaggeration for emphasis or effect EXAMPLE: Everyone is talking about
this product’s benefits!
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REPETITION DEFINITION: Occurs when words are
repeated in order to make a stronger impact on the reader
EXAMPLE: The people of this city deserve a mayor they can trust, a mayor they can respect, a mayor they can count on.
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RHETORICAL QUESTION DEFINITION: a question that
prompts the reader to think, but which the writer does not answer because the answer is obvious
EXAMPLE: Take 5-hour energy! Who wouldn’t want more energy all day?
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SENTENCE VARIETY DEFINITION: occurs when the length
and structure of sentences is varied in order to make certain statements stand out more
EXAMPLE: In high schools all over the country, students are being fed lunches that are neither tasty nor nutritious. This MUST stop!
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APPEAL TO REASON
DEFINITION: This is persuasive writing that appeals to the part of humans that likes to think. It uses facts, definitions, cause and effect, etc.
EXAMPLE: Many studies show that the most successful way for a student to improve his reading level is to READ!
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Appeal to Emotion DEFINITION: When the writer scares
you, makes you feel bad, or invokes another emotion to persuade you.
EXAMPLE: Every day, thousands of puppies perish in puppy mills. Can’t you afford to buy just one?
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APPEAL TO AUTHORITY DEFINITION: When a writer persuades someone by
claiming someone respected or famous agrees with their point of view.
EXAMPLE: A doctor-led study shows alcohol and cigarettes are among the top killers in America.
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Now you try! Write down the 10 persuasive
techniques on your whiteboard. Make a box next to each technique. Read the examples on the following
slides. Make a check in the box that
identifies the technique used for each example.
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Name that technique! Studies show that watching the
History Channel will positively impact a student’s grade in World Studies.
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Cause and Effect! Why? What are your clues? You have a cause: Watching the
History Channel. You have an effect: Positive
impact on grades.
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Can you figure out this one? Haven’t you ever wanted to just
kick back, relax, and watch some really bad TV?
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Rhetorical Question!What was your context
clue?The question mark?No real answer expected!
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How about this one? We can learn from TV in the
morning; we can learn from TV in the afternoon; we learn from TV in the evening.
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Repetition!Why? Repeated words!
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Here’s another one! Watching too much TV will fry
every cell in your brain.
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Overstatement! (hyperbole)What were your context
clues?Watching TV can’t
literally fry your brain.This is an exaggeration!
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This one? Watching TV all the time is like
becoming a vegetable, namely a potato.
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Analogy!What was your clue?The word “like” is often
used in analogies!
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And this one? Americans view too much
television; 50% watch at least three hours every day.
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Appeal to Reason!Your clue?The numbers and %!
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What’s this one? Watching your very favorite TV
show with all of your friends can be mildly entertaining.
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Understatement!The clue?The word “mildly” is
the biggest clue in this statement.
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And this one? Many parents use children’s TV
as a babysitter, or worse, as a substitute mother or father. Instead of reading to their children, they plop them in front of the television. If we want to raise children’s reading levels, the TV must be turned off. Parents, don’t abdicate your job!
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Sentence Variety!What was your tip-off?Three long sentences.One short sentence.
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How about this one? Every elementary school principal
in the state of Arizona agrees that watching too much television is detrimental to their students.
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Appeal to Authority!How did you know?The principal! (He’s an
authority!)
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What’s this technique? Parents, if you truly love your
children and care about their futures, you will turn off the TV and take them for a walk.
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Emotional Appeal!Your clues?Love.Care.
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One more… Completing the practice
homework will be the most fun you have had this entire year in English 10!
What persuasive technique have I just used?
You are correct! It is OVERSTATEMENT!!
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What ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE did this POWER POINT use?