Persuasive Writing Review

The reason a writer writes is to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to explain, to describe.

• connotation

• bias

• purpose

• claim

What is a fact?

• information that most people believe is true

• information that is truthful and evidence-based

• information from stories

• information that is not real

Statements that sound logical or factual, but are not 

• facts

• claims

• statistics

• fallacies

What is the definition of analysis?

• a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other

• recalling a series of steps in order to accomplish a goal

• making an argument to support a point of view

• using persuasive language to try to get others to agree with your point of view

What is evidence?

• information about the different continents and the different oceans

• just presenting your views or feelings about an issue

• interesting information abput the world

• facts, documentation or testimony used to strengthen a claim, support an argument or reach a conclusion

 

What should be included in the introduction of a persuasive essay?

• examples

• opinion

• reason

• conclusion

A writer's or speaker's statement on a position or issue

• claim

• bias

• fact

• fallacy

What is the definition of opinion?

• a statement you make to contradict yourself

• staying neutral about a topic

• opinions are facts you have not proven yet

• a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something

An author's word choices

• claim

• diction

• rhetoric

• logos

 

___________________ are words or phrases used to connect ideas.

• details

• adverbs

• conclusion

• transitional words