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Persuasive Texts

Persuasive Texts. Unit 9: Persuasion and Argumentation . Persuasion. Definition: A means of persuading someone to do or believe something; an argument or inducement . Synonym: Influence. The argument. The Argument. Claim : writer’s position on a problem or an issue

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Persuasive Texts

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  1. Persuasive Texts Unit 9: Persuasion and Argumentation

  2. Persuasion • Definition: A means of persuading someone to do or believe something; an argument or inducement. • Synonym: Influence

  3. The argument

  4. The Argument • Claim: writer’s position on a problem or an issue • Support: the reasons and evidence that back up the claim • Counterarguments: attempts to answer those objections with a viewpoint

  5. Persuasive Techniques Appeals to people’s needs, values, and feelings

  6. Rhetorical Language • Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous • In a nutshell: language that is showy but empty • Example: a rhetorical question • A question not meant to be answered but to be thought about

  7. Fallacies • Statements or arguments based on false or invalid inference; incorrect reasoning or belief • Logical fallacy: is an error in reasoning • Example: “Either I watch TV, or I have nothing to do” • Rhetorical fallacy: is speech or writing that is false or misleading • For example: it’s misleading to decide a corrupt politician as “just an average guy’

  8. Premise • Definition: A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn • Synonym: Basis or foundation

  9. Purpose • Reflect: • What is the purpose of persuasive texts?

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