How do you write a Persuasive Essay? (with example)
Summary
TLDRThis video script outlines the process of writing a persuasive essay, emphasizing the distinction from argumentative essays. It highlights the importance of selecting a debatable topic, understanding the audience, researching both sides, and crafting a clear thesis statement. The script provides a step-by-step guide, from choosing a topic to proofreading, and offers tips on using persuasive techniques like emotional language and counterarguments to effectively convince readers.
Takeaways
- đ A persuasive essay aims to convince readers to agree with a single viewpoint using personal, passionate, or emotional tones.
- đŻ To begin, choose a topic that is debatable and where there can be disagreement among people.
- đ„ Understand your audience's knowledge and perspectives to tailor your arguments effectively.
- đ Conduct thorough research on both sides of the topic to gather evidence and arguments.
- đ Formulate a clear thesis statement that encapsulates your stance and the purpose of your essay.
- đ Create an outline to organize your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
- đ Write an introduction that includes your thesis and sets the stage for your argument.
- đ Develop body paragraphs focusing on key points that support your thesis, using evidence from your research.
- âïž Conclude by summarizing your main arguments and reinforcing why your viewpoint is the most valid.
- đ Proofread your essay to ensure clarity, coherence, and to correct any errors.
- đĄ Use persuasive techniques such as repetition, storytelling, facts, logic, and rhetorical questions to engage the reader.
- đ Present strong evidence, use emotional language, and incorporate counterarguments to strengthen your essay.
Q & A
What is the primary goal of a persuasive essay?
-The primary goal of a persuasive essay is to involve arguments toward a single subject and viewpoint with the aim of persuading the reader to agree with that one point using more personal, passionate, or emotional tones.
How is a persuasive essay different from an argumentative essay?
-An argumentative essay is designed to involve research and evidence and present that research and evidence, often considering two or more points of view. In contrast, a persuasive essay focuses on arguments toward a single viewpoint with the goal of persuading the reader to agree with the writer's stance.
What are the key elements to consider when choosing a topic for a persuasive essay?
-When choosing a topic for a persuasive essay, consider that the topic should be something about which people could disagree. It should not be a fact universally agreed upon, and it should allow for a clear stance to be taken on one side of the argument.
Why is it important to know your audience when writing a persuasive essay?
-Knowing your audience is important because it helps you understand what they already know and what they might not know about the topic. This awareness allows you to tailor your arguments and evidence to be more effective in persuading your specific readers.
What should a thesis statement in a persuasive essay include?
-A thesis statement in a persuasive essay should clearly state the writer's opinion on the topic, including what the essay is about, why the writer is writing the essay, and the position they take on the subject.
Can you provide an example of a good persuasive essay topic?
-A good persuasive essay topic could be 'Should people be allowed to keep exotic animals as pets?' This topic allows for disagreement and provides an opportunity to argue for or against a particular viewpoint.
How should you approach researching for a persuasive essay?
-When researching for a persuasive essay, you should research both sides of the topic to understand your point of view as well as the opposing view. This includes looking at arguments that agree with your opinion and those that present the opposing stance.
What are some persuasive techniques that can be used in a persuasive essay?
-Some persuasive techniques include repetition to clarify ideas, storytelling or personal anecdotes to appeal to the reader's emotions, using facts and statistics for logical persuasion, adding a call to action to engage the reader, and employing rhetorical questions to provoke thought.
How should you structure the body paragraphs of a persuasive essay?
-The body paragraphs of a persuasive essay should each focus on a main idea that supports your thesis. For example, one paragraph might discuss how exotic pets often suffer in captivity, another could address the endangerment of species in the wild due to pet ownership, and a third could cover the potential diseases these animals can bring into homes.
What is the purpose of the conclusion paragraph in a persuasive essay?
-The conclusion paragraph in a persuasive essay aims to summarize the main points and reinforce the writer's position, convincing the reader of the validity of the argument and leaving a lasting impression that supports the writer's viewpoint.
Outlines
đ Introduction to Persuasive Essays
This paragraph introduces the concept of persuasive essays, distinguishing them from argumentative essays. Persuasive essays aim to convince the reader of a single viewpoint on a topic using personal, passionate, or emotional tones. The process of writing a persuasive essay involves selecting a debatable topic, understanding the audience, researching both sides, formulating a thesis statement, creating an outline, and writing the essay's introduction, body, and conclusion. The paragraph also provides examples of suitable topics for persuasive essays, emphasizing the need to focus on one side of the argument.
đ Researching and Structuring a Persuasive Essay
Paragraph 2 delves into the research phase of persuasive essay writing, highlighting the importance of understanding both the writer's and the opposing viewpoints. It uses the example of keeping exotic animals as pets to illustrate how to gather and counter arguments. The paragraph outlines the structure of a persuasive essay, suggesting how to write a clear thesis statement and how to organize body paragraphs around main points such as the suffering of exotic pets in captivity, the endangerment of species, and the risk of diseases. It also discusses the use of persuasive techniques like emotional language, repetition, storytelling, and rhetorical questions to engage the reader.
đ Tips for Writing a Compelling Persuasive Essay
The final paragraph offers additional tips for writing persuasive essays. It advises on presenting ideas and arguments clearly, using strong emotional language, and incorporating counterarguments to strengthen the writer's position. The paragraph also encourages the use of facts, statistics, and logic to support arguments. The speaker suggests using a call to action to prompt the reader's response and provides a link to additional resources for improving writing skills in essays and paragraphs.
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Keywords
đĄPersuasive Essay
đĄArgumentative Essay
đĄTopic
đĄAudience
đĄResearch
đĄThesis Statement
đĄOutline
đĄIntroduction Paragraph
đĄBody Paragraphs
đĄConclusion Paragraph
đĄProofread
đĄCounterarguments
Highlights
A persuasive essay aims to involve arguments toward a single subject and viewpoint with the goal of persuading the reader to agree.
Persuasive essays use personal, passionate, or emotional tones to persuade the reader.
When writing a persuasive essay, first pick a topic that people could disagree about.
Understand your audience's knowledge and potential gaps regarding the topic.
Research both sides of the topic to understand different viewpoints.
Decide on a thesis statement that clearly states your position on the topic.
Create an outline to organize your essay's structure.
Write an introduction paragraph that includes a clear thesis statement.
Develop body paragraphs to present your arguments and evidence.
Conclude by summarizing your main points and reiterating your stance.
Proofread your essay to ensure clarity and correctness.
Use topics that are debatable to write a persuasive essay.
Examples of good persuasive essay topics include whether students should have phones at school or if comedies are better than action movies.
Choose a side and a stance on the topic, and argue why your side is more correct.
Research to gather information and arguments to support your viewpoint.
Counter opposing points in your essay to strengthen your argument.
Use emotional language and persuasive techniques such as repetition, storytelling, and rhetorical questions.
Present strong evidence and use counterarguments to justify your position.
Tips for writing a persuasive essay include presenting ideas clearly, using strong emotional language, and organizing arguments into separate paragraphs.
Transcripts
do you know how to write persuasive
essays you may have heard of
argumentative essays an argumentative
essay is designed to involve research
and evidence and then the presentation
of that research and evidence
it often has two or more points of view
a persuasive essay on the other hand is
designed to involve arguments toward a
single subject and Viewpoint with the
goal of persuading the reader to agree
with that one point using more personal
passionate or emotional tones
when writing a persuasive essay you
first need to pick a topic
you also need to know your audience what
do they already know and what do they
possibly not know
then you need to research both sides of
your topic
you will need to decide your thesis
statement and make an outline
next you will write your introduction
paragraph followed by your body
paragraphs and your conclusion paragraph
and after you've written your essay you
will need to proofread it
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the topic must be something that people
could disagree about
for example
the internet has changed the world
no one would argue that or disagree with
that topic
the internet has made life simpler
there may be some people who have a
different opinion about whether the
internet has made life simpler
this would make a good persuasive essay
topic remember you need to focus on just
one side of the argument in a persuasive
essay
so what kind of questions or topics use
a persuasive essay format
here are a few that you could write a
persuasive essay about
Should students be allowed to have
phones at school
what is the best dessert
is eating meat a good idea
are comedies better than action movies
I think you can see that some people
would have different opinions about the
answer to these questions
should wealthy people pay more taxes
should we give money to homeless people
should people be allowed to keep exotic
animals as pets
all of these are examples of the type of
topics that are written using the
persuasive essay format
so to write a persuasive essay you will
need to choose a subject or a topic you
will need to choose a side and a stance
or an opinion about that subject or
topic
you need to answer this question
why is your side more correct than the
opposing stance or opinion
you will need to research to get
information to help answer your question
you do this to be able to understand
your point of view as well as the
opposing point of view
you should look at arguments others have
about your side
what do other people say that agree with
your opinion about the topic
as well as look at arguments of the
opposing side
why do they believe or think the way
they do
you will want to counter their your
opponent's points in your essay and show
how their ideas are incorrect
after researching both sides you're
ready to write your essay
the first thing you will need to do is
to write your introduction paragraph
be sure to write a clear thesis
statement that shows exactly what your
opinion about the topic is
include the following things what your
essay is about why you're writing the
essay and your position on the subject
let's take our last example question and
try writing a persuasive essay
should people be allowed to keep exotic
animals as pets
let's say that you believe it is not a
good idea to keep exotic animals as pets
and you want to write a persuasive essay
to convince your readers of your
viewpoint
after doing some research you may have
found these three websites that have
information about keeping exotic animals
as pets
two of them are about why you should not
keep exotic animals as pets
one of them is why you should choose an
exotic animal as a pet
this will give you information about
both sides of this topic
looking at these websites about why you
should not own an exotic pet you will
have found these basic reasons why
keeping an exotic pet is not a good idea
the second website has similar
information about this topic
both of these points in each of the
websites explain that exotic animals do
not do well living with people in their
homes
this second Point shows that taking
these animals out of the wild can also
endanger the species
and both of the websites show that these
animals can bring sickness into the home
on the website that talks about why you
should own an exotic pet you would find
these reasons for keeping this type of
animal
knowing what the people believe or think
about your topic on the other side of
the argument will help you to know how
you can counter those ideas in your own
essay and show why you think they are
not good reasons for keeping an exotic
animal as a pet
you will need to write your thesis
statement showing clearly your opinion
about this topic you could write
something like this
the new trend of keeping exotic animals
as pets has several demerits in that
many of these animals suffer in
captivity
it can endanger the species in the wild
and they can also carry diseases that
are harmful to humans making this an
undesirable choice for a pet
in body paragraph one you will talk
about how exotic pets often suffer in
captivity
in body paragraph two you will talk
about the fact that the species in the
wild can be endangered
in body paragraph three you will talk
about the fact that exotic animals can
carry diseases
these are your main ideas to prove that
keeping an exotic animal as a pet is not
a good idea
in your conclusion paragraph you will
want to summarize why you believe people
should not own exotic pets
this is what your essay might look like
your introduction paragraph would finish
with your thesis statement
your first paragraph would talk about
the animals suffering in their new
environments
your second paragraph would talk about
these animals being endangered
your third paragraph would talk about
diseases
and then your conclusion paragraph would
show why you believe these animals do
not make good pets
you will need to add your evidence in
each of the body paragraphs and give
clear reasons for why you believe the
way you do
you can see some of the words used in
the paragraphs are words that would
cause emotional reaction among your
readers words like suffer endangered
diseases
you want your readers to feel strong
emotions about why they really shouldn't
keep these animals as pets
here are a few persuasive techniques
that you can use in writing your
persuasive essays
repetition
make the idea clearer by repeating words
or ideas throughout your essay
storytelling or personal anecdotes are
another good way to try to convince your
reader of your point of view
you want to appeal to reason so use
facts statistics and logic to convince
your reader
you may also want to add a call to
action
asking for the reader to react to your
essay
one more thing that you can do is to use
a rhetorical question
this is used to express the obvious not
because you want them to actually answer
the question but you want them to think
about your point of view
all of these are techniques you can use
in writing your persuasive essay
here are a few more tips when writing a
persuasive essay
present your ideas and arguments clearly
present strong evidence to support your
arguments
begin a new paragraph each time you
begin a new element into your argument
use strong emotional language to
convince the reader
and use counter arguments to justify
your position
I hope these ideas give you a better
understanding of how to write a
persuasive essay
I have videos about other types of
essays that you also might find helpful
if you need help writing good sentences
paragraphs or essays these work Works
can be purchased from the link in the
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