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The Purpose of Persuasive/Argumentative Writing

 

The purpose of persuasionin writing is to convince, motivate, or move readers toward a certain point of view or opinion. The very act of trying to persuade implies more than one opinion on the subject can be argued. The idea of an argument often conjures up images of two people yelling and screaming in anger

 

Instructions: These terms can be found in Chapter 14 “Argument” inPatterns , review lecture notes, and the powerpoint on Argumentation. All of this information will aid you in understanding and defining the argumentative terms. 

 

Assessment :Definethe following terms. Type your definitions in a Word document. Save your file.

 

Vocabulary Words:

 

Argument

 

deductive reasoning

 

persuasion

 

ethos, pathos, and logos

 

fact

 

opinion

 

plagiarism

 

journal

 

premise

 

Rogerian Argument

 

Aristotelian Argument

 

Toulmin model of argument

 

MLA style and APA style

 

claim, validity, and concession

 

fallacies

 

inductive reasoning

 

paraphrase

 

refutation

 

syllogism

 

antithesis

 

documentation