Claims and Evidence

Using Persuasive Techniques as Evidence

Persuasive Techniques: ways writers convince their audience to do something or agree with them

• We can use persuasive techniques as evidence (reasons) to support our claims (opinions)

• Let's practice matching the evidence with the persuasive technique that is used: Read the prompt and then answer the questions that follow.

Would you rather: Pause the world or Silence the world?

Claim: I would rather silence the world.

Multiple Choice

What kind of persuasive technique is used in this evidence: "I would rather silence the world because loud noises are overwhelming and make me feel nervous."

• Emotional Appeal

• Name Calling/Negative Remarks

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

Multiple Choice

What kind of persuasive technique is used in this evidence: "Most people talk too much and don't have anything nice to say, so I could make them stop talking."

• Imagery

• Name Calling/Negative Remarks

• Bandwagon

• Emotional appeal

Multiple Choice

What kind of persuasive technique is used in this evidence: "I would rather silence the world because silence is golden."

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

• Appeal to plain folks

Would you rather: Fast forward your life or rewind your life?

Claim: I would rather rewind my life.

Multiple Choice

What kind of persuasive technique is used in this evidence: "When asked this same question in an interview, Lebron James said he would want to rewind life so he could play basketball forever."

• Emotional appeal

• Repetition

• Glittering Generalities

• Testimonial

Multiple Choice

What kind of persuasive technique is used in this evidence: "Most people would also choose to rewind their life because it is the more popular choice. If you choose to fast forward your life while everyone else chooses to rewind, you will probably feel left out."

• Appeal to plain folks

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

• Word Choice