Crafting Persuasive Arguments

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📝 Part 1: Identifying Persuasive Elements

1. Which of these statements uses emotional appeal?

"Studies show 85% of students prefer longer lunch breaks"

"Think about how hungry and tired students feel by afternoon"

"The standard lunch break is 30 minutes"

2. What persuasive techniques are used in this advertisement? (Select all that apply)

Statistics and data

Expert opinions

Emotional appeal

Social proof

3. Which is the strongest evidence to support banning single-use plastics?

"Plastic bags look ugly"

"My friend says plastic is bad"

"8 million tonnes of plastic enter oceans yearly"

4. Choose a position: "Should school uniforms be mandatory?" State your position and provide three supporting reasons:

5. Write a persuasive topic sentence for the following claim: "Homework should be optional"

6. Identify the audience and write an appropriate emotional appeal for: "Increasing funding for local parks"

7. Take this weak argument and make it stronger by adding specific evidence:

"Video games are good for you."