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What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
- To persuade and convince readers (correct)
- To inform readers
- To entertain readers
- To criticize readers
What is the bandwagon technique in persuasive writing?
What is the bandwagon technique in persuasive writing?
- Appealing to authority
- Using factual information as evidence
- Manipulating the emotions of the audience
- Convincing readers to believe in an idea because the majority believes it to be true (correct)
What is the appeal to emotion technique in persuasive writing?
What is the appeal to emotion technique in persuasive writing?
- Appealing to authority
- Manipulating the emotions of the audience (correct)
- Using factual information as evidence
- Convincing readers to believe in an idea because the majority believes it to be true
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- Elements of introductions include a hook opening statement or question, brief introduction, call to action, and evidence.
- Persuasive writing aims to persuade and convince readers.
- Persuasive text usually contains the writer's opinion, evidence or information, and a call to action.
- Rhetorical questions are used to create a dramatic effect or make a point.
- Repetition of key words or phrases can help readers remember them.
- Bandwagon technique convinces readers to believe in an idea because the majority believes it to be true.
- Appeal to authority establishes the writer as an expert in the topic.
- Appeal to emotion manipulates the emotions of the audience to win an argument.
- Persuasive essays aim to convince readers of the writer's opinion.
- Factual information is used as evidence to support claims.
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