Persuasive Writing Vocabulary

Front

Claim

Back

your position/opinion/thesis

Front

Counterclaim

Back

mentioning the other side to crush it

Front

Audience

Back

the people you are trying to persuade

Front

Purpose

Back

What is the speaker/author's purpose

Front

Point of View

Back

who is telling the story (first person, etc.)

Front

Figurative Language

Back

Descriptive language

Front

Tone

Back

attitude of the author toward the subject

Front

Rhetorical questions

Back

Questions to the reader that don't need answers.

Front

Repetition

Back

Repeated phrases

Front

personal anecdote

Back

personal stories/examples