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¶ … persuade in writing is to tell a story. This is sometimes called the anecdotal or story-telling approach to persuasive writing. I find that a story helps to give people a better idea of what the reality is like so that they can better understand my own position and be readier to empathize and then agree with what I am trying to get them to see. Other times, offering supportive evidence can be helpful in persuading. Repetition can be another effective method, although it is not one I primarily use. Satire can actually be very effective too, because it points out the ridiculousness of one position and implies that there is a better.
My power of persuasion is characterized by my desire to approach a reader and engage him or her on an intellectual level, an emotional level, and an intuitive level. I want me reader to be convinced not just in his mind but also in his heart and in his gut. By targeting all three of these areas, I can win over my reader.
Some examples of successful persuasions that I have made have come in questions of religion: I have converted a number of my friends to my religion because I offer them through my religion an answer to their problems that hits them in their minds, their hearts, and their guts. They accept what I say because they recognize it as true. Other times I have converted people to my political views, showing how certain people are better leaders than others. In academic situations, I have successfully persuaded teachers that some historical "facts" are actually "fictions." I was only capable of doing this, however, because of others who persuaded me, such as historians or academics who have written and spoken about such topics. This is the case for much of what I believe -- for I too have been persuaded to believe what I do by others, whom I have either read or talked to in person. So the power of persuasion is strong in my life and I have always enjoyed engaging with people who want to be persuasive.
In the case of academic writing, evidence comes directly out of textbooks and other academic sources in the given topic of any particular paper. This evidence is used to prove or disprove a statement within the thesis. Evidence is extremely important in proving the argument. According to research, "The strength of your evidence, and your use of it, can make or break your argument," (University of North Carolina at
portraying an analysis of the speaking style of George Bush Executive Review The objective of this paper is merely to collect a number of speeches by George W. Bush so as to analyze the particular features and characteristics of his respective speaking style, delivery Etc. The significance of the presidential speeches of George W. Bush is rendered rather unsurprising when considering the circumstances leading to each speech. Take into consideration, for instance,
Creative Writing Portfolio Over this course, I have learned a fair bit about analysis. I have looked at poetry, in my metaphor analysis, a visual analysis of the South African flag, and I conducted a discourse analysis of Emerson's "Self-Reliance." These steps taught me three key things. First, they taught me to look at things from different perspectives. Second, they taught me to examine the underlying arguments found in all works
Public Speaking Class If it hadn't been for this class, I would be blushing amidst my various shades of sickly green, sweating through my shirt, and shredding my note cards into tiny pieces on the floor. As a result of taking a public speaking course, I have lost my previous feelings of self-consciousness, feel for the first time in life that my ideas have value, and am not intimidated by
By this time, had a quite a bit of confidence because I had already written a successful speech. In addition, I was very excited about the speaking opportunity and spent many long hours preparing for the presentation. I noticed that my writing was improving but I still remember having doubts about my speaking and writing abilities. As I began college I was worried that I would need to write. I
Audience in Communication Not all websites are written for a general audience. Some websites include technical information geared for professionals in their field. There are also a number of websites that aim to please both types of audiences: those who understand rich technical or scientific jargon and those who do not. This memorandum compares and contrasts two health information websites: WebMD and Drugs.com to illustrate the importance of audience when composing