Persuasive techniques

Persuasive techniques

1) List of 3

2) Rhetorical questions

3) Knocking down the other side of the argument

4) Alliteration

5)Anecdotes

6) Repetition

7) Emotive language

8) Facts and Statistics

9) Personal pronouns

Persuasive phrases

Expressing your opinion

•In my opinion/view

•I believe that

•It seems to me that

Knocking down the other side of the argument

However, it could be argued that …but I don´t agree because …

Some people believe that …However, I disagree…

Different phrases

1.      Yes ……    Yes …..  But have you…

2.      Ask yourself three important questions:

3.      Many people claim…     Yet (how many)

4.      Using though at the end of a sentence instead of but in the middle of a sentence.

“I like chips but I don’t like gravy.”

“I like chips. I don’t like gravy though.”

Connectives

TIME CONNECTIVES:

Shows the order of your points.

first, then, after, later, secondly, thirdly, finally

ADDING CONNECTIVE:

Adds a further point.

also, similarly, in addition, furthermore, moreover

OPPOSING CONNECTIVES:

Introduces an opposite argument.

however, although, in contrast, alternatively, whereas

RESULT CONNECTIVES:

Introduces a result or solution.

therefore, consequently, as a result

How to write a persuasive essay

•Intro      

Refer to the question and explain your opinion clearly

Use a list of three and rhetorical question

•Main body 

Think of 3 different arguments (3 different paragraphs) 

to persuade the reader to agree with your point of vie

Use connectives to link your ideas and paragraphs

•Conclusion

Summarise your ideas and opinion