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

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

it can help to strengthen my own argument

LOGOS as a persuasive technique

uses logic and reasoning, statistics and data

When reading a political cartoon, think about -

the social issue being discussed

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

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

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

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