Persuasive Essay 1-14-2015

Outline

• What is the Issue: Extreme Activities• Opinion: Cannot do it• Opinion Statement: [Position + Issue]

• Individuals should not be allowed to participate in Extreme Activities.

• Use these steps to help you determine your reasons and evidence.

• STEP 1: What are your reasons?

• STEP 1A: Which rhetorical devices will be most convincing—logical, appeals, emotional appeals, or ethical appeals?

• STEP 2: What evidence will work best—facts, examples, expert opinions, analogies, case studies, or anecdotes?

• STEP 3: Is your evidence relevant, reliable, and representative?

• STEP 4: What objections might your readers have?

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