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Persuasive Reading Terms

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