English 2 Elements of a Persuasive Argument Paper
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Author's Tone
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This is the author's attitude toward the audience , a subject, or a character. It is identified through the writers choice of words and details
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Elements of an argument
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The Hook The Claim Concessions and refutations Support Summary/Call to action
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The Hook
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Grabs the readers attention
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The Claim
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Thesis statement what you are arguing for or against
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Concessions and Refutations
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Restatements of arguments made by the other side (concessions) and the writer's arguments against those opposing viewpoints (refutations) and why the writer's arguments are more valid. (Knock down the arguments of the other side)
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Support
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Your facts and reasoning using logos, pathos, and ethos
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Call to action
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The final word
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Empirical evidence
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based on experiences and direct observation through research
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Logical evidence
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based on facts and a clear rationale
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Anecdotal evidence
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based on personal accounts of incidents
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Sensory image
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Words used by an author to describe an image or create a picture in the reader's mind.
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Thesis statement
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The main idea or point of an essay or article.
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Writing process
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Brain storming or pre writing Rough draft, including the writing of a topic Thesis statement Revising and editing Final draft
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Audience (Sender-receiver relationships)
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Who are the senders and receivers of the message, and what is their relationship (is the message written so that the audience will be compelled to make the writer's change reality?)
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Message
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What is a literal summary of the context
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Emotional strategies
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What emotional appeals( pathos) are included ?
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Logical strategies
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What logical arguments/appeals (logos) are included ?
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Ethos
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- Appeals to the conscience, ethics, morals, standards, values, and principles. - Author or speaker tries to convince you that (s)he is a good character. These are all more examples of what?
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Pathos
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- Appeals to the heart - Emotions - sympathy, - Passions - Sentimally - Uses imagy, - Figurative languages - Carefully constructed sentences These are all examples of what?
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Logos
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Invovles facts, research, quoted authorities, cause and effect information, analogies or comparisons, common sense information, shared values, and precedents These are all examples of what?
