Reading: Persuasive Texts

Day 1:

In a persuasive text, the author often wants the reader to formulate a certain belief, attitude, or proposed action. 

*make the reader want to do something:

1. take an action (example, vote for a person running as class president)
2. buy a product (example, buy a backpack that can be folded)

*author wants the reader to think the same way he/she does about a subject.

1. agree with the author. (example, agree that everyone should recycle)

Authors use three different types of arguments to convince readers:

•  Parallelism: authors repeating words, phrases, or similar grammatical structures to draw an analogy
• Comparison: shows how two things are alike
• Causality: shows how one thing leads to another

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Day 2:  Persuasive Language
 What is the purpose of persuasion?

• to convince the reader to formulate a certain belief, attitude, or proposed action.

What techniques do author’s use to persuade?  

• Contradiction is a technique used to declare against something and cause the reader to question his/her beliefs or understanding.
• Exaggeration is a technique that overstates the facts leading to a false sense of importance.
• Misleading is a technique that uses unreliable information to mislead the reader.

In what context are persuasion techniques found? 

• Advertisements
• Letter to editors
• Magazines
• Nonfiction