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Your purpose will be to convince readers to share your opinion, or - to take the action you suggest Keep your purpose in mind, but do not directly write it in your paper! 3 reasons support your opinion statement: - logical appeals: make sense - emotional appeals: aim at hearts - ethical appeals: address right and wrong each reason will become one body paragraph. Evidence You will support each reason with at least two pieces of evidence.
Your purpose will be to convince readers to share your opinion, or - to take the action you suggest Keep your purpose in mind, but do not directly write it in your paper! 3 reasons support your opinion statement: - logical appeals: make sense - emotional appeals: aim at hearts - ethical appeals: address right and wrong each reason will become one body paragraph. Evidence You will support each reason with at least two pieces of evidence.
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Your purpose will be to convince readers to share your opinion, or - to take the action you suggest Keep your purpose in mind, but do not directly write it in your paper! 3 reasons support your opinion statement: - logical appeals: make sense - emotional appeals: aim at hearts - ethical appeals: address right and wrong each reason will become one body paragraph. Evidence You will support each reason with at least two pieces of evidence.
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Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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Scarica in formato PPT, PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
You will need to understand them in order to write your essay. Opinion Statement • your opinion statement will be: – the most important sentence in your essay – the heart of your essay – at the end of your intro paragraph
• topic + position = opinion statement
Purpose • since this is a persuasive essay, your purpose will be – to convince readers to share your opinion, or – to take the action you suggest
• Keep your purpose in mind, but do not
directly write it in your paper! 3 Reasons • support your opinion statement: – logical appeals: make sense – emotional appeals: aim at hearts – ethical appeals: address right and wrong
• Each reason will become one body
paragraph. • Your essay will include all three reasons. Evidence • You will support each reason with at least two pieces of evidence. • You will need to research factual evidence. • Use a variety of evidence to be completely effective. 6 Types of Evidence
• facts: statements that
• anecdotes: personal can be proven examples or stories • examples: specific instances of • analogies: compare illustrations between two otherwise unlike things • case studies: scientific research • expert opinions: statements made by proven authorities Audience • ask yourself three questions: – What will make my audience care about this issue? • connect directly to their lives – What concerns might my audience have? • use biases and other concerns to create counterarguments – What will my audience expect from my essay? • well-rounded argument with evidence
• Keep your audience in mind, but do not
mention them in your paper! Counterclaims • Address your audience’s concerns. • Think about what your reader could argue against each thing that you say. • Then, give an example to prove that you are right.
• Counterclaims will be addressed in
each paragraph. Organize Your Paragraphs Introduction Body – second best reason Body – worst reason Body – best reason Conclusion Introduction Paragraph 1. Engaging opening 2. Background 3. Opinion statement