Persuasion Essay apeals

1. Appeals In Persuasion

8. Some people go right to college after high school; others take a year off to work or travel. Which do you think is the better choice? State your position and support it with specific examples and reasons. VS.

13. Main Point #1 _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________Support #1________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________Support #2_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Support #3_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Body State the topic that you are going to explain. Say what you are going to say. Explain what your topic is. Who, What, When Where. This can NOT be done in one sentence. State your opinion WITHOUT using the word “I”. Tell a personal story about your topic.

14. Main Point #2 _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________Support #1________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________Support #2_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Support #3_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Insert a logos reason to support your position. State in your own words that there are logical reasons a person should take your side. Insert a second logos reason to support your position. Insert a third Logos reason to support your position. These three reasons should be as different as possible, yet all LOGICAL reasons to support your side.

15. Main Point #3 ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________Support #1________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________Support #2________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________Support #3________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ State in your own words that there are emotional reasons a person should take your side. Insert a pathos reason to support your position. Insert a second pathos reason to support your position. Insert a third Pathos reason to support your position. These three reasons should be as different as possible, yet all Emotional reasons to support your side. Aside from the logical reasons, (transition) there are several personal reasons an individual would_____________________________.

16. Summary of Main Points : __________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B. Restate Thesis :_________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Tie back to attention getter or give formal closing statement : _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion Restate in your own words what your three main points are. Rewrite the topic here and state your opinion. Ask the reader to accept/try/support your side. Don’t do this yet, Don’t worry the time will come soon.

17. An Attention Getter is the opening lines of an essay. It is used to excite the reader about your essay. These are hard to think of and may be the last thing you write. The list above gives the different types of Attention Getters and the grade you would receive if that type is done well.