Newsela persuasion

Which word goes with "persuade"?

• Convince

• Credibility

Which sentence is an example of the word "convince"?

• After Ava talked to her parents, they believed she was ready to take care of a puppy.

• After Ava talked to her parents last night, she got ready for bed and went to sleep.

Which word goes with "subject of a research paper"?

• Penalty

• Thesis

Which sentence is an example of the word "thesis"?

• I'm going to start writing my history report that’s due next week.

• My history report is about the effects of the American Civil War.

Which word goes with "trustworthy"?

• Credibility

• Thesis

Which sentence is an example of the word "credibility"?

• We are getting to know Mr. Johnson, our new teacher.

• We know Mr. Johnson has always told us the truth.

Which word goes with "in jail for breaking the law"?

• Convince

• Penalty

Which sentence is an example of the word “penalty"?

• Ben’s parents took away his video games because he didn't do his homework.

• Ben’s parents bought the video game he wanted when he got all A's on his report card.

Arguments that use logos present facts about a particular topic. How is the use of ethos in an argument different?

• Ethos provides the credibility to say that those facts should be trusted.

• Ethos provides emotional appeal to get people to agree with the facts.

• Ethos provides an argument against the facts that have been presented.

• Ethos provides examples to show that many people are fans of facts.

Read the section "What Is Pathos?" Which sentence from the section shows the author's point of view about using pathos in an argument?

• Emotional arguments are effective, but they can be tricky.

• There are statistics that show both.

• Generally, however, research papers must be based on fact.

• They hardly ever try to use emotions.