Thursday, September 12, 2013

Facts, personal opinions, and claims

As indicated before, all persuasive writing is opinionated, but not all opinions take a clear position on an issue. For example, you might write that getting up early for school is unhealthy. This is a valid personal opinion, but it is not offering your reader a purpose for buying your idea; what type of change are you looking for? Consider this: Schools should start classes later in the morning. What's the difference?


HW: Brainstorm a list of 5-6 issues that could work for topics in a persuasive speech. Make sure they are topics you care about.

2 comments:

  1. For the homework, is it topics as in things worth persuading someone on or points in general you would include in a speech, i.e. "why the other choice is better"?

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    1. persuasion topics, such as personal things you want to persuade others to see the way you see. hope this helps!

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