Persuasive Devices (Pre-Assessment)

Persuasive writing is non-fiction writing used to convince the reader to agree with the author about an issue.

Persuasive writing is fictional writing used to convince the reader to agree with the author about an issue or topic.

Persuasive writing is used strictly for commercial scripts to convince the audience to buy a company's product.

Persuasive writing is used to inform the reader about an issue. The author will provide the reader with both sides to the issue, and allow the reader to take a side. The author will provide no facts favoring either side.

Share their personal opinion.

Share the opinions of others that are similar to theirs.

Support their opinion through the use of facts.

Make up fictional information to trick the reader.

a. To convince the reader to write their own counter argument.

b. To raise awareness about issues in the world.

c. To convince the reader to agree with the author about an issue through use of facts.

d. To convince the reader to agree with the author about an issue through the use of fictional facts.

a. To inform

b. To tell a story

c. To convince

d. To tell 'how-to'

a. teach you how to make or do something

b. inform you about historic or current events

c. influence you to do or believe something

d. tell a story