Persuasion Vocabulary Introduction What is persuasion Persuade To

Persuasion Vocabulary Introduction

What is persuasion? • Persuade: To influence the reader to believe or do what the author suggests • You encounter persuasion everyday! – TV commercials – Billboards, – Where else? . . .

Fact Opinion • Information that can be proven. • A belief that cannot be proven right or wrong. • Example: – There are more than 350 dog breeds in the world – 57% of Americans own either a cat or a dog – Golden Retrievers are the best dogs in the world – Cats are cuter than dogs

Author’s Purpose: Easy as P. I. E. ! • Author’s purpose is an author’s reason for I write writing a passage. news stories to… • Persuade • Inform • Entertain I wrote The Hunger Games to… I write campaign speeches to…

Author’s Viewpoint • Author’s viewpoint is the author’s personal opinion about their topic.

Claim • A debatable opinion statement that introduces your persuasive argument • Similar to a thesis I believe we should be able to chew gum in class!

Audience Opposition • The recipient of a piece of persuasive writing • Reasons that your audience may disagree with you Dear Principal, I believe we should be able to chew gum in classes. I know that gum often gets stuck under desks but…

“Call to Action” • A statement that encourages the audience to take specific action in support of the author's cause. Gum is extremely delicious and keeps students awake after a long day of classes. Therefore, you should make a rule that all teachers must allow gum in their class.

Match the vocabulary to its definition: Fact Author’s personal opinion about a topic Opinion Influence the reader to believe or do what the author suggests Persuade Information that can be proven Author’s Purpose A belief that cannot be proven right or wrong. Author Viewpoint Persuade, Inform, Entertain