Persuasive Writing vocab

The author's opinion or stance on a particular topic.

• Claim

• Counter claim

• Ethos

• Persuasion

A brief work in which a writer presents the case for or against a particular topic.

• Rhetorical question

• expert opinion

• Persuasive essay

• Logical argument

The process by which one follows a consistent method of proving a statement.

• Fact

• Persuasion

• Claim

• Logical argument

Appeals through the credibility of the author/writer.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Fact

Appeals by using logic (facts, statistics, and charts).

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Fact

Appeals to the emotions of the audience (for ex. using a tearjerker story to sway people to your side).

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Fact

A statement that can be proved true.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Fact

A belief or judgement about something given by an expert on the subject.

• Expert opinion

• claim

• Persuasive essay

• Persuasion

first-hand witness of evidence gathered

• Claim

• Fact

• Personal observations

• Counterclaim

Requires no answer. The writer implies that the answer is obvious; the reader has no choice but to agree with the writer's point.

• Persuasion

• Pathos

• Fact

• Rhetorical question