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3 years ago

What Is A Persuasive Essay

A persuasive essay convinces or persuades the reader to accept a particular idea or point of view, usually the one that the writer believes in. In other words, in a persuasive essay, it is the writer’s job not only to inform but also to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way. A persuasive essay can be based on kind of topic. For example, you can argue about whether or not to ban the use of mobile phones in school.

Persuasive essays require in-depth research and a thorough understanding of both sides of the argument. A good persuasive essay shows not only why the writer’s opinion is correct but also justifies the conflicting perspective. Writing a persuasive essay is more difficult than writing a normal essay since it requires good argumentative skills. On the other hand, it is not that difficult as well, especially if you are good at reasoning and arguing. In this article from the https://domyhomework.club/algebra-homework/ website, you will learn some tips that will help you come up with an effectively written persuasive essay:

Tip #1: Plan Ahead
Before starting to write, plan and give yourself enough time to brainstorm and develop an argument that you’ll be interested to write about. Stuffing a whole five-paragraph persuasive essay with pointless arguments and irrelevant statements will surely turn your document into a poor one. Thus, it is essential to plan properly before starting.

Tip #2: Select A Topic In Which You’re Interested
In order to write effectively, you must always choose a subject of your interest or which you’re passionate and knowledgeable about. If you decide to write on a topic that doesn’t interests you or which you don’t have enough knowledge about, then you cannot develop strong and effective arguments. On the other hand, if you have been assigned the topic by your professor, then you should perform a thorough research to have complete understanding about the topic in order to come up with a compelling essay.

Tip #3: Identify Your Target Audience
Identify your target audience – the people whom you’re addressing through your essay or to whom you’re targeting it. Since there are several beliefs on a particular subject, it is impossible to gather all the different viewpoints in one place. Therefore, selecting and identifying your target audience will help focus your choice on one particular point of view.

Tip #4: Support Your Arguments With Strong Facts
Once you’ve identified the target audience and made the outline of the essay, the next thing to do is to support your arguments with strong facts, quotes and stories. To support your arguments, you need to research your topic thoroughly. When you search, remember to only include data from reliable sources.

Tip #5: Get Familiar With The Correct Structure And Format
You should be familiar with the proper structure and format of your essay. The introduction of your essay highlights your point of view about the topic. The body of the essay or the supporting paragraphs includes the statements or facts supporting the arguments. The conclusion presents a summary of your viewpoint on the topic and how you supported your arguments with facts and stories.

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So, you want to write a proper essay. There are several things to keep in mind.

First, we humans love the concept of three. Listen to a couple nursery rhymes and classic stories and you’ll figure that out pretty fast. (for example, three blind mice, the three musketeers, the three little pigs, etc.)

The second thing to remember is that we tend to remember the things at the beginning and end better than in the middle. So the way you organize your ideas is also very important.

Lastly, proper grammar is always important. Something as simple as a phrase that doesn’t quite make sense or a misspelled word can throw the reader off. Its often a good idea to go ahead and read it out loud to yourself before submitting it.

All of that said, a classic essay is arranged in the following way.

The introduction. Begin with an attention grabbing sentence or quote. Briefly give the readers an overview of what you will be discussing in the essay (the essay topic). State the three points. Finish with your thesis statement (what you are trying to prove).
The first paragraph. This should be your second strongest argument. We’ll save the strongest for last, but this one should also be strong in order to grab the readers attention and keep it.
The second paragraph. Put your weakest argument here. That way, the reader won’t remember it as well as he/she does the other two. If you want a fancy psychological term for this, its called the regency/latency effect.
The third paragraph. Amaze your readers. Go out with a bang. Put the topic here that you have the most resources for. Try to write with feeling, with emotion. Draw your reader into your argument.
The conclusion. Finish by restating your three points. Give the readers one last meaningful sentence or quote that will leave them sitting, stunned, in their seats.
That is the classic way to organize an essay and I must say it has worked wonders for me. I hope it does the same for you.

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