Persuasive writing is the process of selecting, combining, arranging, and developing ideas taken from oral, written, or electronically produced texts for the purpose of arguing a point of view or convincing an audience to take action. Persuasive writing is often called argumentation. | SECTION TWO WRITING TO PERSUADE Persuasive writing is the process of selecting combining arranging and developing ideas taken from oral written or electronically produced texts for the purpose of arguing a point of view or convincing an audience to take action. Persuasive writing is often called argumentation. This may sound like writing for information and understanding but persuasive writing uses information for a specific purpose and that is to convince your audience to accept your point of view or your call to action. You are still going to use the same sources for information oral written and electronic. But your rhetorical tasks will be somewhat different. Listed below are some of the tasks that fall under the category of persuasive. persuasive essays thesis support research papers that argue a point of view editorials book and movie reviews literary critiques speeches to persuade debates Even though speeches and debates fall under speaking not writing only the impromptu speech is not written out before it is delivered. Both persuasive writing and speaking require the same attention to the selection of effective details and organization. So we will also explore oral persuasion strategies. There will be three chapters to this section. Chapter 4 will cover how to write a comprehensive thesis statement for argumentation and will examine research techniques and the selection of materials for persuasion. Chapter 5 will explore oral persuasion skills. Chapter 6 will show how all of this carries over into your everyday life. Chapter 4 Thesis Statements and Effective Research Chapter 5 Writing for Persuasive Speaking Chapter 6 Persuasion in Everyday Writing Let s begin 34 EXPRESS YOURSELF Writing to Persuade CHAPTER FOUR Thesis Statements and Effective Research THIS CHAPTER explains the difference between claims of fact and claims of persuasion. You will learn how to write an effective thesis statement and integrate it into a powerful introduction. Then you will .
