Tue 28 Oct 2008
Persuasive Essay
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Persuasive essay is an essay where logic and argumentation are queen and king; they are main elements of such essay. Persuasive essay is also called as argumentative essay, but the meaning of this essay type is the same – to persuade. Who should be persuaded? People should be persuaded. What should people accept by means of persuasive essays? They should accept the statement or point of view or opinion, which is presented by the author in the essay. There is certain theme of the essay – for example the theme about plastic surgery. If the author of essay thinks that plastic surgery is a good thing and it is necessary for people, that it has a lot of advantages and there are no reasons to think that plastic surgery is an evil. The goal of the author is to find such logical arguments, which can persuade people. In order to do it, he should present facts, which prove his opinion and then find examples, which confirm author’s point of view. If after reading this essay people change their opinions concerning the meaning of plastic surgery, then it is possible to say that the author achieved his goal. If such thing didn’t happen then his essay is not enough persuasive and it is necessary to develop author’s persuasive skills. As you may see, it is very important to find such examples and arguments, which are hard to argue. In order to write successful pervasive essay, it is necessary to possess really developed wring skills, because in order to be able to persuade, it is necessary to possess words.