The Purpose of Persuasive/Argumentative Writing

The purpose of persuasionin writing is to convince, motivate, or move readers toward a certain point of view or opinion. The very act of trying to persuade implies more than one opinion on the subject can be argued. The idea of an argument often conjures up images of two people yelling and screaming in anger

Instructions: These terms can be found in Chapter 14 “Argument” inPatterns , review lecture notes, and the powerpoint on Argumentation. All of this information will aid you in understanding and defining the argumentative terms. 

Assessment :Definethe following terms. Type your definitions in a Word document. Save your file.

Vocabulary Words:

Argument

deductive reasoning

persuasion

ethos, pathos, and logos

fact

opinion

plagiarism

journal

premise

Rogerian Argument

Aristotelian Argument

Toulmin model of argument

MLA style and APA style

claim, validity, and concession

fallacies

inductive reasoning

paraphrase

refutation

syllogism

antithesis

documentation