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Writing to Persuade – LA 50

Writing to Persuade – Persuade – Gathering Evidence Incorporating Arguments and CounterArguments From your thesis – what more do you need to know in order to develop your ideas Research your topic – topic  – e sure to consider the credibility o! credibility o! your sources  Ask yourself the following questions " #oes the individual whose work you are reading have demonstrated e$pertise in this area% #o the !acts and numerical data that are cited come !rom a reliale source%

Writing to Persuade Persuade– – Gathering Evidence +eeping +eeping track o! sources as you read will help you cite your re!erences accurately' Using the following guidelines will help you determine the credibility of the information you nd on Web sites "

,&! a person-s name appears as a source o! in!ormation. ask yoursel!. /Who is this person% What is hisher ackground% ackground% #oes this person have the e$pertise to e trusted%1

,)heck the last three letters o! the &nternet address' We We sites that end in 'edu originate !rom a college or university' (he 'gov su2$ indicates a government agency' 3oth o! these types o! We sites re4uire re4uire oversight o! their content and can usually e trusted' 3eware 6ome sites that end in 'edu have een posted y students and cannot e relied on without !urther con7rmation !rom other. more reliale sources'

Writing to Persuade– Persuade – Gathering Evidence Example Notes/Quotation /)ars in 9apan get signi7cantly etter mileage than :'6' cars oth in the cities and on the highways'1 !ource #on 3rinker' ;ay *8. *00<' www'!uele2ciency'com

Writing to Persuade – Gathering Evidence Incorporating E"idence # Whenever you cite evidence !rom another source. e sure to add commentary or analysis e$plaining how this in!ormation strengthens your argument $ >whether you use direct 4uotations or paraphrase? Examples  (his point was demonstrated demonstrated y  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@   @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@  When he e$plained that. /@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@   @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@'1 @@@@@@@@@'1 Additional evidence in support o! this point can e !ound in  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@  which shows@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@'

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Writing to Persuade C Persuade C #ra!ting .ra%ting # 6upporting arguments and appeals to logic and emotion #o you rememer the 7veCparagraph essay with an introduction. introduction. three supporting points. and a conclusion' (his structure helps to organiDe your argument. ut there is no hard and !ast rule aout how many paragraphs should e in a persuasive essay' >sometimes two strong supportive paragraphs are enough to make your argument and other times you may 7nd you have !our or more supporting points to make?

Writing to Persuade C Persuade C #ra!ting What you need%  our  our hesis >opinion? hesis >opinion?  paragraph !upporting Points >*C=? Points >*C=? *C= paragraphs Concession >opposition Concession >opposition – the other side o! the issue? >ust address how a reader might disagree with you or how your position ade4uately addresses their position?  paragraph

Writing to Persuade– Persuade– #ra!ting E$ample hesis statement For too long American cars have guDDled up American resources' resources' (he time has come !or carmakers carmakers and car owners to overcome their dependence on oil' !upporting Point0' 9apanese Point0'  9apanese carmakers carmakers have designed designed vehicles that are signi7cantly more !uel e2cient than American cars' !upporting Point0) &n Europe. where the price o! gas is two to !our times higher than in the :nited 6tates. people drive much smaller. more !uelCe2cient cars' !upporting Point0+ Hesearch Hesearch and development o! hyrid and electric cars has demonstrated that it is possile to design cars that use less or no gas' !upporting Point0122222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

Writing to Persuade Re"ising Essays- Focus on voice. tone. and audience' 3oice – 3oice – >the writer-s style as demonstrated through word choice and sentence structure? (he voice you choose to use will depend upon your audience' &t inKuences your choice o! words and your sentence structure' s tructure' >it can e !ormal. in!ormal. serious. humorous. concerned. insistent. etc'? Audience – Audience – >the intended readers o! the essay? 9ust as you would speak in a dierent style when talking with your !riends. your oss. your !amily. or someone you ust met. you

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