While preparing to write Doc 2 I had to brainstorm to see what the best way would be for me to make my thoughts flow. I decided what my points I wanted to use to persuade my readers and wrote an outline. The outline allowed me to start off with my introduction and simply find subtopics to support it. With my outline I was able to do some research on each subtopic and jot it down so when I began writing my essay my thoughts flowed smoothly. I wanted to organize everything point by point so I wouldn't skip around and talk about things that were not relevant to the paragraph. An alternative method that I think is useful is starting out with your introduction and conclusion. Once you have those you are just simply filling in. You have your starting point and you know what you are trying to convince your reader of. Either style is helpful and if you're like me the more simple it is, the better.
Citing credible references is definitely a good way to add authority but you also want to make sure the reader is engaged and another way it help when you're trying to be persuasive is by using scenarios and examples.
ReplyDeleteDoing your research is a very important thing to do in order to inform your audience on the subject and write a great persuasive paper! Hope you're paper turns out very well!
ReplyDeleteYes, credible sources are the make and break of all arguments. I’ve read some excellent arguments, who’d halfway convinced me into thinking a certain way, but then I go to their sources and they’re all spotty and it makes me so mad. Like why waste my time.
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