Persuasive Strategies Persuasive Technique tools that writers use

Persuasive Strategies

• Persuasive Technique= • tools that writers use to persuade their audience to do something or believe something.

1. Bandwagon/ Peer Pressure persuades an audience to All the 6 th graders do or believe something are voting for Billy. because EVERYONE is doing it. 2. Testimonial/ Big Names using words of an expert Gatorade is Michael or famous person to Jordan’s sports persuade an audience drink of choice. 3. Loaded Words persuades an audience by using words that seem either more positive or more negative Cleans even the toughest, grimy, baked-on food from pots and pans.

4. Pathos/ Emotional Appeal words or phrases that Thousands of children persuade the audience by go to bed hungry stirring emotions in the reader each night. Please donate. 5. Logos/ Research using logic, numbers, facts, 9 out of 10 dentists data, scientific research, and recommend Crest. graphs to support your stance 6. Ethos making yourself seem trustworthy and believable As a future citizen of this great nation, I ask that you consider my request.

7. Kairos building a sense of urgency for your stance 8. Hyperbole extreme exaggeration Educational inequity cannot be ignored any longer. There are children’s futures at stake. The Sham. Wow can absorb a full gallon of liquid!

Guided Practice Examples

I think this image shows Pathos because it shows a poor child that is wearing dirty clothes. This picture makes me feel sad and depressed, it makes me want to help.

hyperbole I think this image shows because it shows an impossible exaggeration. Hair can be strong, but not in a muscular way.