Persuasive Text convincing a reader to do something, buy something, believe in something

Central Argument  Clear statement of the problem and solution. Evidence supports it. Effective argument is supported by facts, statistics, examples, and quotations.  Different types of techniques.  Cause and Effect  Analogy  Authority

Cause and Effect  lists reasons of a problem and outlines the consequences of them.  Example: don’t do your homework= bad grades

Analogy  compares what is similar about two things that are otherwise different.  Example: Thanksgiving is better than Christmas

Authority  the person who is presenting the argument is in a position of power  Example: Police officer: why you can’t TP someone’s house

Parts of a Persuasive Text Persuasive – convincing a reader to do something, buy something, believe in something

Rhetorical Fallacies  arguments that lack sound reasoning and distract readers from the real issues.  Different Types:  Ad Hominem  Categorical Claims  Exaggeration  Stereotyping

Ad Hominem  author attacks the character of a person rather than the content of his or her argument.  Example: The speaker does not do well in school and is not a nice person.

Categorical Claims  place an idea, thing, or action into a category to which it does not necessarily belong.  Example: This dog bites, so all dogs bite.

Exaggeration  an overstatement  Example: This is the best ice cream in the universe.

Stereotyping  unfairly suggesting that all members of a group are exactly the same  Example: All jocks are bullies.