Persuasive Writing Techniques

English 1301

Angelina College
M. Hall 

Persuasive Writing Techniques

Each of the Real Clear windows provides (“each” is the simple subject; “provides” is the predicate) numerous essays from various points of view in several different areas:  politics, history, world news, religion, books, and others.  Many of these essays are persuasive, and you may wish to read them as examples of how to develop arguments, both logically and emotionally.

In addition to reading essays with which you agree, burrow (metaphorically) through those with which you don’t agree to see how the writer has developed his (the pronoun “his” is in context gender-neutral) arguments.  This will help you understand how other folks think and will help you clarify and defend your own ideas.

This is an adult site, not “adult” in the euphemistic sense of immorality but adult in the proper sense of addressing an audience of mature, reasonably well-read citizens of this republic.

 

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

http://www.realclearhistory.com/

http://www.realclearworld.com/

http://www.realclearreligion.org/

http://www.realclearbooks.com/