Tips?
Posted: 01 Feb 2014, 11:04
Any tips for writing a good persuasive essay?
Just this question brought me instantly back to my high school debate days. Granted, ours were speeches, but I think you can use a lot of the same tricks. I always liked to start with a true story or statistics to prove my point. This automatically pushes people to start to agree with you.
Say you want to persuade people that growing their own food is better, tell a story about that guy who found a human bone in his Pepsi, or about the e coli in the spinach all those years back. You could also make a point of how much bug parts are allowed in our processed foods. You could also tell a personal story, but unless it's really good I prefer the afore mentioned tact. True story example: I once found a mumified insect inside a cashew, and you can add some nasty details as needed. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR FOOD HAS BEEN THROUGH IF YOU BUY IT FROM THE STORE.
One of my favorite speeches, that won me a few competitions, was on things that can go wrong with plastic surgery. Granted, this was an expository speech, but you can use a lot of the same tricks. I started this one with a story about a woman going through her day to day life then dying on the table from a nose job. I always liked to start out with a bit of a bang, then let up a bit and boil my listeners/readers slow like a lobster. That's why in this specific speech I went from her dying to failed botox, and then worked my way back up to failed boob jobs and sex changes.
Other than that, all I can suggest is that unless you're really good at BSing do your research. As long as you seem like you know what you're talking about you should do okay.
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