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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Persuasive Writing Tips

Persuasive Writing - Tips to Persuade
The P-E-R-S-U-A-D-E-R

Personal Pronouns
You, me, we, us – creating a bond with the reader


Emotive language
Words which create an emotional response in the reader


Rhetorical Questions
Needs no response – used to focus attention on the answer or the main point


Statistics and Facts
To prove a point – this can be made up!


Using an authority figure
To make is sound as if your argument is spot on!


Alliteration and Anecdotes
Alliteration – to memorable phrases and words – Anecdote, story to back up your argument.
Use metaphors and similes to describe an anecdote.


Description and Imagery


Exaggeration
Exaggerate to emphasise and prove your point!


Repetition and group of 3
Again, for emphasis.