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Persuasive writing rhetoric devices.
Write and deliver a 3-minute persuasive speech!
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Persuasive writing rhetoric devices.
The rhetorical triangle (logos, ethos, pathos) provides a diagnostic framework for analysing why some arguments work and others fail. Students who write persuasive speeches using this framework develop more sophisticated communication skills than those who write by intuition.
1. Choose topic. 2. Research 3 arguments. 3. Add emotional appeal. 4. Add credibility. 5. Write and rehearse.