PERSUASIVE

WRITING

WHAT IS PERSUASIVE
WRITING?

HOW DOES PERSUASIVE WRITING

WORK?

PERSUASIVE WRITING
SHOULD

WHAT TO DO?

WHAT TO DO?

CATEGORIZE THE
REASONS

THESIS STATEMENT

EXAMPLE
Question: should the FBI or police be able to
see what books a person checks out of the
library?
Declaration: It should be illegal for the
government to see what books a person
checks out from the library.
Reasons:
It violates the First Amendment.
It violates the right to privacy.

EXAMPLE

YOUR TURN

STRONG VS. WEAK

WEAK, WISHY-WASHY WORDS

STRONG, WEAK, SOMEWHERE IN

BETWEEN?

STRONG, WEAK, SOMEWHERE IN

BETWEEN?

STRONG, WEAK, SOMEWHERE IN

BETWEEN?

THE INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

THESIS STATEMENT

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T E AC H I N G S T U D E N T S H OW T O
W R I T E T O PE R SUA D E
BY DAW N D I P R IN C E .