Persuasion Persuasion noun the act of causing people

Persuasion

Persuasion (noun): the act of causing people to do or believe something Ex. Most teenagers don’t need much persuasion from teachers about why they should learn how to use computers.

Persuasive to cause people to do or believe something Her argument to put vending machines in all high schools was very persuasive. The teacher made a persuasive argument to her students about why reading well is so important.

Persuasive (adjective): able to cause people to do or believe something The persuasive article about the dangers of fast food convinced me to eat healthier foods.

Persuade (verb): to cause (someone) to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons He tried to persuade his friends to go back to school. (past tense) The girl persuaded her mother to let her see a PG-13 movie. (past tense) Will you persuade your mom to take us to the ice cream shop? (future tense) My friend is trying to persuade me to take an art class with her. (present tense)

Do Now! Talk with your partner about what you did over Thanksgiving Break! Partner 1: During my Thanksgiving break, I ____. Partner 2: (Respond) Partner 1: What did you do over your Thanksgiving break? Partner 2: Over my Thanksgiving break, I ____.

Persuasion causing people to do or believe something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons

Fill in the sentence frame using one of the pictures below! _______ tried to persuade ______ to _____.

Fill in the sentence frames! _______ persuaded _______to let her ____.

Fill in the sentence frame. Will you persuade ____to take us to _____?

Fill in the sentence frames! My ____ is trying to persuade me to _____.

Lawyer, judge, persuade

Doctor, persuade, healthy food

Presidential candidate, voter, persuade