Mr. Griot teaches the elements of persuasive writing. He reads a persuasive letter written to persuade the local TV station to keep a popular show from being canceled.

Nobody ever makes a decision on the facts alone. We make our choices based on emotions, and then use the facts to justify our decision… to others and to ourselves. So, how can you influence people by appealing to emotion?

There are four questions you need to ask – and answer – if you want to craft an excellent presentation, which your audience will find compelling, persuasive, and powerful. Let’s look at them.



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Miss Palomine reviews entertaining, informative, and persuasive writing. She then shows the student examples of different kids of writing and asks the student to determine if the writing is entertaining, informative, or persuasive.

What are Inductive Messages? ... The inductive method of communicating involves providing evidence or anecdotes that lead an individual to a logical conclusion.

Persuasive writing is a form of written communication intended to convince or influence readers to accept a particular idea or opinion and to inspire action.

Miss Palomine explains to the student that aside from writing for entertainment and writing to provide information, there is a kind of writing called “persuasive writing.” She introduces persuasive writing by reading examples from three...

This video discusses the nonfiction genre as well as qualities, types of pieces, and characteristics of the genre.

This video describes claims and reasoning supporting a claim.

This video discusses four common literary text structures.

USC legal scholar and author Elyn Saks describes the many false stereotypes of mental illness that still pervade the public consciousness, explaining that there are many more accomplished people than we thought who suffer from various...

Legal scholars Nita Farahany (Duke) discusses the current societal preoccupation with neuroscience.

A video entitled “Elements of an Argument” which explains the key components of a strong argument.

This video entitled “Considering New Interpretations” models how to summarize points of agreement and disagreement in diverse perspectives.

This video illustrates the step-by-step process of writing a persuasive essay, including how to write a thesis statement, an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.

“Identify Persuasive Texts” identifies the characteristics of a persuasive writing piece.

In this video, you will learn how to write a rough draft and end with a closing or conclusion.

In this video, you will learn how you can hook the reader of your persuasive writing with a good introduction! We will start with a question and then state our opinion.

In this video, you will learn how to make the most convincing reasons possible using counter-arguments and facts about your topic!

In this video, you will learn how to make a plan for your persuasive writing. We will think about the audience for our writing, and choose reasons that would be the most convincing to them.

In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm topic ideas for your persuasive writing.

In this video, you will learn: What is persuasive writing? What does it mean to persuade or convince someone of my opinion? Who can I persuade? How can I do it? Watch this video to find out the basics of persuasive writing!

This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.

Persuasion is an art, not an exact science. No matter what anybody claims, there is no one best way to persuade people that will work in all situations. However, there are principles or guidelines that will help you make more persuasive...