The Art of Persuasion in an Essay
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- December 28th, 2008 |
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Introduction
“Rhetoric is the art of discovering, in a particular case, the available means of persuasion.”
–Aristotle
Every single human requires the art of persuasion at any point in their lives. As a child, one might consume persuasion for the attainment of a act or as an adult for the acquiring of other objects. A person here might complaint, communicate tantrums, but this behavior never seems to attain what is craved by the person and just makes things bottom. What one needs here is persuasion as it is the only method that can be sued by one to achieve what he wants. According to definition, “Persuasion is a form of influence. It is the process of guiding people toward the adoption of an idea, attitude, or action by rational and signal (tho’ not only logical) means. It is a problem-solving strategy and relies on “appeals” rather than force” (Persuasion, p.1).
Techniques
It is to be noted here that when writing an essay, a person needs to consume persuasion so as to make people conform to the ideas that he or she presents in his essay. To compose a persuasive essay, first of all the writer needs to have an argument. The argument has to be one-sided and the other broadside of the argument or the opposite answer is disregarded, but another fact is that a persuasive essay is never related to the pros and cons of the issue, but general facts related to its factuality. According to sources, “It can’t be a fact. If you were to choose as your issue, “Vipers are dangerous,” you wouldn’t have to persuade anyone of that. However, if your issue was, “Vipers should be eliminated from the animal kingdom,” so you would have presented an opinion that could be debated. Your persuasive essay will focus on only one side&ndashyour chosen side&ndashof the argument. This will not be a pros-and-cons essay. Also, it won’t be a personal opinion essay. You must be prepared to back up your logic with evidence collected in research that supports your position” (Covert, p.1).
Persuasion requires techniques. No one would believe anything said by another until and unless he or she is persuaded into believing it. Persuasion can be done by certain methods.
– Evidence
First of all evidence is required so as to activity the claim made by the writer in the essay. The evidence cannot be general statements but have to be binding with good sources. Apart from evidence, persuasion needs to be consecutive with one fact of the issue leading to the other for the betterment of the reader, as this would help him or her in apprehension the issue as advantageously as the claim. For example, if one is writing an essay on the above mentioned evidence that is, “Vipers should be eliminated from the animal kingdom,” the writer needs to begin by the dangers posed by the vipers and so move on to numerical data as to how much disaster is caused by them and so carry this argument forward.
–Introduction of Controversial Issues
In the essay, the writer should also bring forth a general introduction to the issues that are against the issue at hand. This would lead to a negation of the controversial issue and would help the reader into conforming with the arguments as advantageously as to believe the entire issue.
Conclusion
In the light of the above-mentioned statements, we can hereby conclude that persuasion is an art that is old by everyone at any point in their lives. It is necessary to note that persuasion plays a major role in an essay, which is related to a certain debatable argument. Persuasion requires any techniques, which have been mentioned above.
Works Cited
Covert, Brenda. The Art of Persuasion. Retrieved on May 17, 2007 from: edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_33_32.html
Persuasion. Retrieved on May 17, 2007 from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion