Sat 7 Feb 2009
Guide to Persuasive Essay Writing
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At first, you should identify your key idea/opinion of your persuasive essay. Your aim is to persuade the audience to agree with your opinion.
Also, it is necessary to identify your target audience. To create a good persuasive essay, you need to understand your readers. You should know whether your audience undecided or hostile to your point of view.
After considering your target audience, you need to identify the strong supporting sides for your point of view. And then you should define the opposing view deserving your attention. Explaining and refuting this opposing view will strengthen the confidence and scope of your persuasive essay.
The organization of a persuasive paper:
1. Introduction: It should catch your reader’s concentration and give background information concerning your topic. Also, this paragraph should end up with a clear statement of the main idea/opinion.
2. The main body: The paragraphs of your main body should represent the points in favor of your main opinion/idea. Each paragraph of the main body should concentrate on one point. Also, make sure that you provide evidence or some instances for every point. In your main body, you should dedicate one paragraph to the opposing point of view. After introducing your supporting points, you should develop a paragraph to explain and refute the most important opposing points of view.
3. Conclusion: In this paragraph, you need to restate creatively your key idea as well as supporting points. Attempt to leave your readers more connected to your subject and convinced by your key idea/opinion.