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Persuasive Reading
Persuasive Reading Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Taking a side on an issue and giving reasons to support it | argument |
| persuasive technique that suggests that "everybody" is doing it, buying it, or believing it | bandwagon |
| leaning to one opinion for personal reasons | bias |
| persuasive technique that uses the thoughts/ opinions of someone who is knowledgeable in a specific field | expert opinion |
| something a person believes to be true | opinion |
| reading to convince the reader to either do something (or not)or to agree with his/ her opinion | persuasive reading |
| the use of facts, ideas, or claims to persuade people to support a particular opinion or course of action; intended to provoke strong feelings in those who read it | propaganda |
| persuasive technique that uses questions for effect, not for answering | rhetorical questions |
| persuasive technique using numbers, charts, and graphs that look convincing but may be misleading | statistics |
| persuasive technique in which a statement is given by someone who has personal experience with a specific product, person, place, thing, or idea | testimonial |
| persuasive technique in which an idea is stated more than once to get into the reader's memory | repetition |
| persuasive technique in which the writer urges the reader to agree with his/ her opinion based on a logical, emotional, or moral/ ethical reason | appeal (logical/ emotional/ ethical) |
| the order that information is presented in a piece of writing | organizational patterns |
| the order that information is presneted in a piece of writing | organizational patterns |
| organizational pattern in which the writer presents a problem and then solutions to that problem | problem/ solution |
| organizational pattern in which one thing happens as a result of something that happened before | cause/ effect |
| organizational pattern in which two things or ideas are shown to have similarities and/ or differences | compare/ contrast |
| organizational pattern in which events are presented in the order in which they happened | chronological order |
| organizational pattern in which steps are presented in the order that they should be completed | sequence/ procedure |
| uses the idea that common, everyday people do something, so you should | plain folks |
| an article or essay expressing opinion | editorial |
| something that is known to be true | fact |
| only the richest, best people use a product or service | snob appeal |
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anoah