How to write a persuasive text 如何写一篇有说服力的文章 英语作文.docx

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Howtowriteapersuasivetext如何写一篇有说服力的文章英语作文

Howtowriteapersuasivetext

如何写一篇有说服力的文章

Firstly,makesurethatyouknoweverythingaboutyourtopicandthengothroughthisblog.Iassureyouthatyouwillwritedownaperfecttext.Ifgatheringinformationisnotaneasythingforyou,youcangoforassignmenthelpandgetthisworkdonebyexperts.

Let’shaveaquickoverviewofthepost:

Whatispersuasivetext?

Howtowriteapersuasivetext?

Whatisapersuasivetext?

Apersuasivetextisastructureusedtoconvincethereadersregardingaspecificfocusorideathatyoubelievein.Apersuasiveessaycanbebasedonanytopiconwhichyouhaveaperspectiveorthatyoucanmakeanargumentabout.Whetheryou’rearguingagainstillegalparkingatyourhomeorpetitioningforaraisefromyourmanager,knowinghowtowriteapersuasiveessayisaskillthateveryoneshouldhave.

Howtowriteapersuasivetext?

1.Writeinapersuasivemanner

（I）FocustheconventionsofapersuasivetextYoumusthavetofollowafewbasicconventionswhilewritingyourpersuasivetext.Thistypeoftextusesrhetoricaldevicestopersuadetheaudience.Inpersuasivetexts,wegetmorelibertytoapproachtheemotion,inadditiontologicanddata.

Usually,suchessays,haveaclearthesisstatementwhichmakesyourviewupfront.Thishelpsyouraudienceknowexactlywhatyouarearguing.Asawriter,youmustusedifferenttypesofevidence.Butyoushoulddoitcarefully.Logicalappealssuchasshowcasingfacts,dataandotherhardevidenceareoftenmostlyconvincingtotheaudience.

（II）Usethepersuasivetechniquesintherightway

Persuasivewritingisnotaneasythingtodo.Somepeoplecanlearnitinalessertimeperiod.Whileittakesalongperiodforsometomaster,learnthetoolsandtechniquestobecomeabetterwriter.Forexample,onapaperaboutallowingviolencevictims,wecanuse:

（a）Pathos,Logos&Ethos

Thesethreearethebestrhetoricaldevices.Pathosisrelatedtoemotion,logosisrelatedtologicandethosiswithcredibility.These3componentsworktogethertohelpyoudevelopastrongargument.

（b）RepetitionKeephammeringonyourthesis.Keepontellingthereaderswhatyou’retellingthem.Repeatit,againandagainindistincttonesandwords.Youhavetotellsomanytimesthatbytheendtheycanunderstandthepointbytheend.

（c）SocialValidationQuotationsaresomethingwhichreinforcesthatyouaren’ttheonlyonemakingthispoint.Itexpressestoyourreadersthat,socially,iftheywanttofitin,theyneedtoconsideryourviewpoint.

（III）Acknowledge,andrefute,argumentsagainstyouDorememberthatthemajorityofyouressayshouldbekepttofocusonyourownargument;you’lldefendyourcaseifyouareabletoseeandrefutetheargumentsagainstyourtext.

（IV）Challengeyourreaders

Persuadingreadersisallaboutpresentingcommonlyheldopinionsandforcingtheaudiencetore-evaluate.Youneedtopokeintoyourreader’spotentialconcerns.

2.Investtimeingroundwork

（I）Readthepromptcarefully

Inmostofthecases,youmaybegivenaparticularassignmentforyourpersuasivetext.It’ssignificanttoreadthepromptcompletelyandcarefully.

Focusonthelanguagewhichgivesyouanideaastowhetheryouarewritingacompletelypersuasiveoranargumentativeessay.Forinstance,ifthepromptuseswordslike“personalexperience”or“personalobservations,”youmustknowthatthesethingscanbeusedtobackyourargument.

（II）Giveyourselftime

Don’trushintothings.Alwaystrytogiveyourselfsometimebeforeforwritingdownanessay.Arushedtextisn’tableenoughtopersuadeanyone.Giveyourselfenoughtimetobrainstorm,thenwrite,andedit.Ifpossiblethenstartearly.Itisimportanttokeepyourfocusintact.Ifyoucannothandleitallalone,goforappslikeStayFocused.

Doingsowillhelpyoutodealwithemergenciessuchascomputerbreakdown.Eveniftherearesometoughsituationslikethatorifyouarenotinyourfullefficiencyatanystagethenalsoyouwillhaveenoughtimetocompleteyouressay.

（III）Examinetherhetoricalsituation

Everypieceofwritinghasarhetoricalsituation.Majorly,arhetoricalsituationhasfivebasicelements,whichareasfollows:

Thetext

Setting

Author

Audience

Purposeofthecommunication

Howtoexaminerhetoricalsituation?

Youcanusestasistheorytoexaminetherhetoricalsituation.Itmeanswhenyouobservethedefinitionormeaning,thefactsoftheissue.Youcancheckthequality,thelevelofseriousnessoftheissuealso.

Forthefacts,ask:

Whathappened?

Whataretheknownfacts?

Howdidthisissuebegin?

Forthedefinition,ask:

Whatisthenatureofthisissueorproblem?

Whattypeofproblemisthis?

Forthequality,ask:

Whoisaffectedbythisproblem?

Howseriousisit?

Whatmighthappenifitisnotresolved

（IV）Selectatopicthatappealstoyou

Now,thisissomethingwhichholdsimmenseimportancewhilewritingdownapersuasivetext.Asyouknowapersuasiveessayreliesonemotionalappeals,sothetopicneedstobechosenaccordingly.Trytowriteonsomethingaboutwhichyouhavearealperspective.Chooseasubjectonwhichyoucanargueconvincingly.

Lookforatopicwhichhasalotofdepthorcomplexity.Youmayfeelincrediblypassionateaboutchocolates,butitmaybehardtowritealongandinterestingessayonit.Don’tgetconfused,Iamjustsayingtochooseatopicwhichinterestsyouandhasdepthatthesametime,forinstance,youcangofor–childabuse,animalconservation,etc.Herearesomepointswhichyoumustkeepinyourmindbeforefinalizingatopic.

GothroughtheDo’sandDont’s:

（V）Makesureyoucanremainbalanced

Alwaysrememberthatagoodpersuasivetextwillconsiderthecounterarguments.Itwillfindwaystoconvincereadersthattheopinionpresentedinthetextisthepreferableone.Beforeyouchooseatopic,besurethatyou’reprepared,fairlyconsidercounterarguments.Thisisthereasonforwhich,controversialtopicssuchasreligiousbeliefsarenotconsideredgoodforwritingpersuasivetext.Giveathoughtonyourown:

Canyoureallypersuadesomeonetochangehisherreligiousbeliefs?

Orlet’saskyourselfthisway:

Isitgoingtobeeasytopersuadereaderstochangetheirreligiousbeliefs?

（VII）Keepyourfocusmanageable

Iamassumingthatyouarenotdealingwithanovel,whichmeansyourtextislikelytobefairlyshort.Buttheshorterlengthshouldn’tgiverisetocarelessness.Youmustkeepafocussothatyoucanexploreyourtopic.Forinstance,anessaywhichattemptstopersuadereadersthataddingtoglobalwarmingiswrongisunlikelytobesuccessful,thisisbecausethistopicisvast.Instead,youshouldchooseasmalltopicfromthis—forexample,“whyusingplasticsisbad”–willgiveyoumoretimetodelveintoyourevidence.

（VIII）Comeupwithathesisstatement

Thethesisstatementexpressesyourvieworargumentinclearlanguage.Generally,itisplacedattheendofyourintroductoryparagraph.Whenitcomestoapersuasivetext,itisveryimportanttoprovideyourargumentsinaclearlanguage.Thisisbecauseyourreadersmustunderstandexactlywhattoexpect.Thethesisstatementmustpresenttheorganisationofyourtexttoo.

（IX）Research,ifnecessary

Compileyourideastogether,afterdoingthisyoumayfindthatsomeofthemrequireresearchtobackthem.Doingyourresearchbefore“writing”youressaywillmakethewritingprocessgosmoothly.

Forexample,ifyou’rearguingforhealthiermealsforkids,youcouldmakeapointthatfresh,naturalfoodhasgoodtaste.Thisisapersonalviewwhichdoesn’tneedresearchtosupportit.Findoutsomegoodpersuasivewritingtechniquesthatsuitsyourtopic.Moreover,ifyouwantedtoclaimthatfreshfoodhasmorenutrientsthanprocessedfood,you’drequireareliablesourcetosupportyourclaim.Incaseyoufindittoughtodotheresearchonyourownyoucangoforessayhelponline.

3.Draftyourtextintherightway

（I）Outlineyouressay

Persuasiveessaysusuallyhaveasimpleformat.Ithelpsyouexpressyourargumentinacompellingway.Here,youcanseesomeelementsofpersuasivetext:

Anintroduction:

Youwillhavetopresenta“hook”atthebeginning.Youshoulddothistograbyourreader’sattention.Afterthis,itisimportanttoprovideathesisstatement,whichisaclearstatementofwhatyouwillargueorattempttoconvincethereaderof.

Bodyparagraph:

Infive-paragraphessays,you’llhavethreebodyparagraphs.Inotheressays,youcanhaveasmanyparagraphsasyouneedtomakeyourargument.Irrespectiveoftheirnumber,everybodyparagraphmustfocusonthemainidea.Also,itshouldprovideevidencetosupportit.

Conclusion:

Theconclusionisapointwhereyouprovideanoverallsummarytoyourreaders.Itshouldinvolveanappealtoyourreaders.Theconclusionmustappealtotheemotions,reiteratetheevidence.Plus,itshouldalsoexpandtherelevanceofyourinitialideatoagreatercontext.Remember,yourpurposeistopersuadeyourreaderstothinksomethingandendwithacalltoaction.

（II）Comeupwithyourhook

Itisthefirstsentencethatdrivesthereaderin.Yourhookcanbeaquotationoraquestion.Itcanbeafactorananecdoteetc.Aslongasitplaysthereaderintendstocontinuereading,orsetsthestage,you’vedonethejobintherightway.

Itmayhappenthatyoufindthatyouhaveahookimmediately.Don’tgetstuckatthisstage;youalwayshaveanoptiontopressonandcomebacktoitoncethedraftisready.

（III）Writeanintroduction

Ifyoufeelthatyourintroductionisthemostimportantpartyourpersuasivetext,thenyouarethink