Elements of a Persuasive Essay

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Begin with a c_____ statement of your lear opinion or position. Support your position with o_______ rganized elevant and r_______ information (evidence). Anticipate and address the readers c______ and c_____-arguments. oncerns ounter

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1. Begin with a c______ statement of lear opinion or position.
Pro means you are ______ FOR something. AGAINST Con means you are _____ something.
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Is this statement FOR or AGAINST the use of marijuana? Sometimes I think it would be okay, but not always, if people really wanted to legalize marijuana, but you know, it is very harmful to your brain cells, even more than alcohol. FOR?
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AGAINST?

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How about this? For several logical reasons, I do not think marijuana should be legalized.

FOR?
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AGAINST?

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2. Support your position with o________ rganized and r___________evidence. elevant
Which of the following most strongly supports the idea that marijuana should not be legalized? A. Marijuana damages brain cells that can never be replaced. B. Marijuana is addictive and often leads to the use of even stronger, more addictive drugs. C. Marijuana helps relieve severe pain that other pain medicines cant relieve.
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A is probably a stronger argument against legalizing marijuana than B. This should be reorganized so that A comes after B.
A. Marijuana damages brain cells that can never be replaced. B. Marijuana is addictive and often leads to the use of even stronger, more addictive drugs.

C. Marijuana helps relieve severe pain that other pain medicines cant relieve.
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C. is a counter ______-argument. A counter-argument is a statement that someone who o______ your position pposes might make. Restate these items so that the weaker argument comes first, then the stronger argument, then the counter-argument. B. ___ Marijuana damages brain cells that can never be replaced.
A. ___ Marijuana is addictive and often leads to the use of even stronger, more addictive drugs. C. ___ Some argue that marijuana helps relieve severe pain that other pain medicines cant relieve. However, .
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3. Anticipate and address the readers c_______ and counter-arguments. oncerns
The essay points are now organized with the strongest argument after the weaker argument, and also includes a counter-argument. In a moment you will recreate a color-coded T-chart with this information.
A. Marijuana is addictive and often leads to the use of even stronger, more addictive drugs.

B. Marijuana damages brain cells that can never be replaced.

C. Some argue that marijuana helps relieve severe pain that other pain medicines cant relieve. However, .

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1. Begin with a c______ statement lear

of your opinion or position. 2. Support your position with o________ and r_________evidence. rganized elevant

3. Anticipate and address readers c________ and c______-arguments. ounter oncerns

CORC IT!
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C - Clear opinion; for or against

O Organized and R - Relevant facts C - Anticipate concerns and

counterarguments

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COR
T - For several logical reasons, I do not think marijuana should be legalized.
Marijuana is addictive and often leads to the use of even stronger, more addictive drugs. Marijuana damages brain cells that can never be replaced.

-What goesexamples to facts and on this -side? support each starred - item - this includes evidence, - facts, statisics, - expert opinions

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Some argue that marijuana helps relieve severe pain that other pain medicines cant relieve. However, .

Is a persuasive conclusion any different than an YES! Slide 11 expository conclusion?

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- A persuasive c_________ challenges the reader to make onclusion a d________ or take a specific a______. ction ecision - It also r______ your viewpoint in a m_________ way. estates emorable

C- After reviewing these arguments against legalizing marijuana, how would you vote on an initiative to make marijuana legal?

----------------------------------------------------------Practice writing your own conclusion on the TChart, then share it with your group.

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