Thursday, November 19, 2015

11/19/15 In-Class Spriggs - Articles


  • take a position early, explain your position
  • explain your topic’s relevance to the average reader’s real life
  • present a few reasons, support your reasons with facts
  • identify another point of view and respond to it
  • identify real world applications/repercussions of your position
  • explain important terms/ideas relevant to your topic, pictures can help
  • personal experience is a powerful way to establish credibility
  • providing background information also establishes authority over your subject
  • use of statistics can be very convincing
  • discrediting of opposing sides done carefully is good
  • use of emotional persuasion is very dependant upon subject and audience
  • author should be aware of pathos/logos/ethos and which will be most persuasive for their topic
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