Persuasive Texts

1. What is the purpose of a persuasive text?

• To inform readers

• To persuade or convince readers

• To entertain readers

• To help readers understand the central ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

Choose the best definition for the term 'reasons'.

• Why we should love school

• Phrases that tell why we should read background information on authors

• The reasons we should believe what authors say

• Reasons are statements that tell people why they should believe the claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the significance of evidence?

• To support why we should believe the presented claim

• To tell the reasons we should believe the claim

• Evidence are facts, examples and case studies.

• To help make up the words in the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1B

What does "Deductive Reasoning" entails?

• Tells all ideas for us to accept the author's perspective.

• Starts with a specific observation and then draws a conclusion.

• Begins with a general idea and then specific facts.

• Starts with a specific pattern/ trend then makes a general statement.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1B

What is a Rebuttal to an Opposing Argument?

• Acknowledging that others have a different perspective than yours but still present a counterclaim

• Telling others to accept the author's perspective.

• Acknowledging that other people has views.

• Giving arguments

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.1C

Which of the following is NOT an example of persuasive evidence

• Expert opinions

• Case Study

• Statistics

• Instagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1B

I know twenty people from South Carolina, and they all have blond hair.  All people from South Carolina must have blond hair.

What type of reasoning is this?  Deductive, Inductive or Abductive?

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Abductive

• Deductive and Inductive

Tags

CCSS.SL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.1B

What are logical fallacies in reasoning?

• Errors found in the reasoning of an argument

• Errors that are often in the form of invalid arguments

• Irrelevant or flawed points that undermine or weaken the argument

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.SL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.1B

(1) Mrs. Templeton told Veronica that she needed the report stat. (2) At the time, Veronica was eating lunch in the cafeteria.  (3) It was pizza day, and many students purchased slices.  (4) She finished her lunch, brought her tray to the counter, and hurried to the 5th floor.  (5) She typed the report and walked it over to Mrs. Templeton’s office just in time.  (6) Then, she took the elevator to the parking  lot, and drove home.

Which line is unnecessary and should be omitted? 
(a logical fallacy)

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4

• Line 5