No matter what kind of writing you are doing you always want to get your point across and persuade the reader towards your opinion. According to dictionary.com, the word persuade means to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging; convince.Here are some tips on how to write persuasively:
· As the writer, you should always state your opinion or belief. Your topic will be the subject that you would like your readers to take position on. Know as much information about your topic. Your reader most likely will not be persuaded by your writing if you are not familiar with your topic. For example, your opinion is, I am going to convince you that soda is not the best drink for your child.
· You need to find out as much information about the audience you are writing to. If you do not know the reader you most likely will not persuade them. With the soda example, if your reader does not drink soda, they may see no point in reading about your opinion. Another point is, if your reader does not even have any children, they may not really care if soda is bad for a child. There are so many different things to take into consideration for your audience. Whatever you do you definitely do not want to offend your reader.
· Using expert advice or even important people who think the same way can help your argument. For example: President Obama thinks that kids drink way too much soda and it is not healthy.
· State factual information to back up your opinion. For example: An 8 oz bottle of cherry coke has 104 calories.
· Writing and affecting the emotion or feelings of the reader can absolutely persuade them. If you really put your own emotion and enthusiasm into your writing, the reader will be able to feel it. Your reader will be able to tell if you are or are not interested in your topic.
· Trust trust trust. If the reader trusts you they will most likely be persuaded towards your opinion. For example if you are writing about the effects soda has towards child obesity, you can maybe mention that your child drinks way too much soda and has weight issues. This makes you seem “human” to them if you relate a personal experience.
· At some point explain the conflicting point of view to your view. Find facts will help you. This will give you the opportunity to explain why your opinion is better and why you disagree with the opposing opinion.
References:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/persuade
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/obama-sin-tax
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000991.shtml
http://www.americanchiropractic.net/general_%20interest/Statistics%20and%20Dangers%20of%20Soda%20.pdf
http://www.caloriesindrinks.com/cid/drinks_view.cfm/drink/cherry-coke/id/7/
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/genre/persuasive.asp
http://www.ehow.com/how_2122369_write-persuasively.html
· As the writer, you should always state your opinion or belief. Your topic will be the subject that you would like your readers to take position on. Know as much information about your topic. Your reader most likely will not be persuaded by your writing if you are not familiar with your topic. For example, your opinion is, I am going to convince you that soda is not the best drink for your child.
· You need to find out as much information about the audience you are writing to. If you do not know the reader you most likely will not persuade them. With the soda example, if your reader does not drink soda, they may see no point in reading about your opinion. Another point is, if your reader does not even have any children, they may not really care if soda is bad for a child. There are so many different things to take into consideration for your audience. Whatever you do you definitely do not want to offend your reader.
· Using expert advice or even important people who think the same way can help your argument. For example: President Obama thinks that kids drink way too much soda and it is not healthy.
· State factual information to back up your opinion. For example: An 8 oz bottle of cherry coke has 104 calories.
· Writing and affecting the emotion or feelings of the reader can absolutely persuade them. If you really put your own emotion and enthusiasm into your writing, the reader will be able to feel it. Your reader will be able to tell if you are or are not interested in your topic.
· Trust trust trust. If the reader trusts you they will most likely be persuaded towards your opinion. For example if you are writing about the effects soda has towards child obesity, you can maybe mention that your child drinks way too much soda and has weight issues. This makes you seem “human” to them if you relate a personal experience.
· At some point explain the conflicting point of view to your view. Find facts will help you. This will give you the opportunity to explain why your opinion is better and why you disagree with the opposing opinion.
References:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/persuade
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/obama-sin-tax
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000991.shtml
http://www.americanchiropractic.net/general_%20interest/Statistics%20and%20Dangers%20of%20Soda%20.pdf
http://www.caloriesindrinks.com/cid/drinks_view.cfm/drink/cherry-coke/id/7/
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/genre/persuasive.asp
http://www.ehow.com/how_2122369_write-persuasively.html
I liked the graphics you used, Takamasa! My only suggestion would be to use a space in between each bullet. Great Job. -Leah
ReplyDeleteLeah beat me to it, with regards to the 'Bullet Points'. All in all a great write-up and well done. Oh and also good use of references, well done.
ReplyDeleteGood job with your blog. I like all the references you used.
ReplyDeleteVery well done Takamasa,
ReplyDeleteYour article says it all. As I mentioned earlier, I like how you carried your example through. I agree that you can sense the enthusiasm of the writer, I can sense you had an interest in writing an interesting post. I'm not even going to mention anything about the format anymore. Nice job.