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

allows writers a way to convince others of their position

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

How is a persuasive speech different from written persuasion?

you can use body language in a speech

Using ETHOS in persuasion

uses a credible person, organization, or celebrity

The CLAIM in a persuasive paper is

the writer's position on an issue

LOGOS as a persuasive technique

uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data

When reading a political cartoon, think about -

the social issue being discussed

A target audience is...

the group of people toward which an argument is directed

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

it can help to strengthen my own argument

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1
Including lots of numbers and researched data to back up my claim is using which technique?
COUNTER ATTACK
LOGOS
ETHOS
PATHOS
2
Persuasion as a genre of reading and writing serves what purpose -
encourages people to fight with one another
allows writers a way to convince others of their position
allows writers a way to entertains
gives factual information only
3
COUNTERARGUMENT is
never admitting that there's another side to your topic
predicting what the "other side" will say and refuting it
using emotional appeals to convince
trying to convince through manipulation of information
4
How is a persuasive speech different from written persuasion?
written persuasion is more exciting than a speech
you can use body language in a speech
the speaker can't express emotions while speaking
you can't understand the tone as well in a speech
5
Using ETHOS in persuasion
is a waste of my time
uses emotional appeals
uses a credible person, organization, or celebrity
uses lots of facts and statistics
6
What is the PURPOSE of persuasive writing, ads, or speeches?
to inform
to convince
to lull the reader to sleep
to entertain
7
The CLAIM in a persuasive paper is
the topic sentence
the writer's position on an issue
using personal credibility to convince
the support and examples
8
LOGOS as a persuasive technique
just makes me angry
uses credible people or celebrities
uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data
uses emotional appeals
9
When reading a political cartoon, think about -
nothing
the literal aspects of the picture
the quality of the drawing
the social issue being discussed
10
A target audience is...
a group of people who get angry at commercials
the group of people toward which an argument is directed
statistics, examples, and quotes
people not expected to buy a product
11
It is important to understand both sides of an argument because...
It doesn't help to understand both sides
I can manipulate people that way
It can weaken my argument
it can help to strengthen my own argument
12
PATHOS as a persuasive technique uses
logical appeal
expert opinions
emotional appeal
lots of data and statistics
13
A sad, lonely puppy is shivering in the cold. Which appeal technique is being used?
ETHOS
LOGOS
TARGET AUDIENCE
PATHOS
14
Political cartoons and use of caricature persuade through -
using literal descriptive techniques
using metaphors and humor
using serious writing strategies
yelling at the reader
15
Using Taylor Swift in a Coca-Cola ad is an example of which persuasive technique?
LOGOS
PATHOS
CLAIM
ETHOS

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