It is important to understand both sides of an argument because...

it can help to strengthen my own argument

Persuasion as a genre of reading and writing serves what purpose -

allows writers a way to convince others of their position

How is a persuasive speech different from written persuasion?

you can use body language in a speech

The CLAIM in a persuasive paper is

the writer's position on an issue

A target audience is...

the group of people toward which an argument is directed

Using ETHOS in persuasion

uses a credible person, organization, or celebrity

LOGOS as a persuasive technique

uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data

predicting what the "other side" will say and refuting it

When reading a political cartoon, think about -

the social issue being discussed

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1
Political cartoons and use of caricature persuade through -
using metaphors and humor
yelling at the reader
using serious writing strategies
using literal descriptive techniques
2
It is important to understand both sides of an argument because...
it can help to strengthen my own argument
I can manipulate people that way
It doesn't help to understand both sides
It can weaken my argument
3
Using Taylor Swift in a Coca-Cola ad is an example of which persuasive technique?
CLAIM
ETHOS
LOGOS
PATHOS
4
Persuasion as a genre of reading and writing serves what purpose -
allows writers a way to convince others of their position
allows writers a way to entertains
encourages people to fight with one another
gives factual information only
5
What is the PURPOSE of persuasive writing, ads, or speeches?
to entertain
to lull the reader to sleep
to inform
to convince
6
How is a persuasive speech different from written persuasion?
the speaker can't express emotions while speaking
you can use body language in a speech
you can't understand the tone as well in a speech
written persuasion is more exciting than a speech
7
The CLAIM in a persuasive paper is
the support and examples
the writer's position on an issue
the topic sentence
using personal credibility to convince
8
A target audience is...
the group of people toward which an argument is directed
a group of people who get angry at commercials
people not expected to buy a product
statistics, examples, and quotes
9
A sad, lonely puppy is shivering in the cold. Which appeal technique is being used?
TARGET AUDIENCE
ETHOS
LOGOS
PATHOS
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Using ETHOS in persuasion
uses emotional appeals
is a waste of my time
uses lots of facts and statistics
uses a credible person, organization, or celebrity
11
PATHOS as a persuasive technique uses
logical appeal
expert opinions
lots of data and statistics
emotional appeal
12
Including lots of numbers and researched data to back up my claim is using which technique?
COUNTER ATTACK
LOGOS
ETHOS
PATHOS
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LOGOS as a persuasive technique
just makes me angry
uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data
uses credible people or celebrities
uses emotional appeals
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COUNTERARGUMENT is
predicting what the "other side" will say and refuting it
trying to convince through manipulation of information
using emotional appeals to convince
never admitting that there's another side to your topic
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When reading a political cartoon, think about -
the social issue being discussed
the quality of the drawing
the literal aspects of the picture
nothing

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