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Persuasive Techniques Practice

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Persuasive Techniques Practice

Persuasive Techniques Practice

Children discussing and persuading

🎯 Part 1: Understanding Persuasive Techniques

1. Match each persuasive technique with its meaning:
1. Ethos (Trust)
2. Pathos (Feelings)
3. Logos (Logic)
A. Using facts and reasons
B. Using someone's character or credibility
C. Using emotions and feelings
2. Circle the correct answer. What does persuasion mean?

Telling someone what to do

Convincing someone to see or do something

Asking for help

Sharing a story

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Persuasive Techniques

3. Read each statement. Circle which persuasive technique is being used:

"My teacher says this is a good book!"

Ethos (Trust)

Pathos (Feelings)

Logos (Logic)

"If you don't eat your vegetables, you won't be strong and healthy."

Ethos (Trust)

Pathos (Feelings)

Logos (Logic)

"We need to wear a hat because the sun can hurt our skin."

Ethos (Trust)

Pathos (Feelings)

Logos (Logic)

"This puppy looks sad without a home."

Ethos (Trust)

Pathos (Feelings)

Logos (Logic)

✏️ Part 3: Creating Persuasive Statements

4. Choose one persuasive technique and write a sentence to convince your classmates about one of these topics:

Topics: We should play outside • Eat healthy snacks • Read a book every day

My chosen topic: ________________________

My chosen technique: Circle one: Ethos (Trust) • Pathos (Feelings) • Logos (Logic)

5. Draw a picture to go with your persuasive statement:

💭 Part 4: Fill in the Blanks

6. Complete these sentences using the words from the word bank:

Word Bank: trust, feelings, facts, persuade, convince

When we want to _____________ someone, we try to _____________ them to agree with us.

Ethos uses _____________ in someone who knows a lot about something.

Pathos uses _____________ to make people care about something.

Logos uses _____________ and reasons to show why something is true.

7. Check all the ways we can be persuasive:

Using a loud voice

Sharing facts and reasons

Telling people how something makes us feel

Asking someone we trust to help us

Being mean to others

Using kind and respectful words

🌟 Part 5: Reflection

8. Which persuasive technique do you think is the easiest to use? Why?
9. Which persuasive technique do you think is the hardest to use? Why?
10. Write about a time when someone persuaded you to do something. What technique did they use?

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