a The subtle, but significant differences between Persuasive & Argumentative Writing Persuasive | Writing \Argumentative Writing ‘The writer aims to get the reader to agree with hiny/his perspective. GOAL ‘The writer aims to get the reader to accept his, perspective/his side as truth, i Opinions are blended with facts, alin an attempt to convince the reader that the witter stright! GENERAL TECHNIQUE Relevant reasons and credible data are blended to demonstrate the writers arguments valid. ‘The writer needs an intended audience to.ad- dress his requestor need to. Who can give him what he wants? AUDIENCE Towrite anargument, the writer ddesn't need {an intended audience. The wikeris satisfied with simply putting the truth outthere* Since thé writer fs communicating directly toa person, group, or organization, it's common 10 Use first-person (he, Nand second-person (ie, you) point of view. POINT OF VIEW ‘With no spectfic audiénce In mind, this riore formal writing addresses the multigle sides of ‘an issue Using the more objective thifd-person pointof view. Persuasive writers'go after" their readers more ‘aggressively. They consider the emotional strategy that wil work best on theif audience (eg,, manipulation, motivation, inspiration, tc). Persuasive writing s personal, passion- ate, and emotional, ATTITUDE ‘Argumentative writers maintain‘ tone of faimess and reasonableness, The atitude Is” > respectful, tactful and formal, Persuasion has a single-minded goal— Get what the writer wants. tts based on the writers personal conviction that his way of thinking Is ‘the best. Consequently, the writers viewpoint Js typically the only one presented. (See the lopsided scales above) PERSPECTIVES PRESENTED Argumentative writing acknowledges oppos- ing views within a pra/con plece. (See the more balanced scales above) This demonstrates the \writer as a fair minded person and gives him ‘the opportunity to counter these perspectives with more logic, reasoning. and proof 1.Picka topic of interest. (What do you want?) 2. Choosea sideto fight"for, 3. Start waiting, STARTING POINT. 1. Conduct intial research on a debatable topic. 2.Align with the strongest side. 3. Continue gathering facts and research, Persuasive pieces rely almost solely on-opin- tons and feelings. Te writer uses his own pas- sion and/or plays off reader emations to get ‘What he wants. The audience agrees with the Writer because of strong emotional appeals. SUPPORT Arguments rely on logical reasons thet are al substantiated by facts, data, expert quotes, and evidence. The audience agrees with the writer because ofthe strong lagical appeals, (© Z012Smstens eon Solutions nc. nw SnalonctoncoPersuasive Essay: Animal Testing Animal testing has benefited human health. People do not contract polio anymore because of a vaccine tested on animals. Advances in antibiotics, insulin, and other drugs have been made possible through research done on animals. Animal testing should continne to benefit medical research. In order for scientists to create new drugs, they have to be able to test them, Scientists have found that many animals have similar physical processes to humans, Watching how a new drug affects an animal makes it possible to find out how new drugs might affect the human body. The cost of animal testing makes it an affordable option. Laboratory animals are in abundanee. It is easy to breed rats and other animals and to keep them in labs. Animal testing saves human lives, It would be ‘wrong to test new drugs on humans, How many people would die because doctors could not adm! ister medication before compiling all the informa- tion about anew drug? When surveyed, 99% of all active doctors in the United States stated that, animal research has paved the way to many medi- cal advancements. An impressive 07% of doctors, support the continuous use of animals for research. ‘Animal testing should be continued for medical research, It provides a safe method for drug testing that is inexpensive and easy to maintain, Doe- tors endorse the usage of animals for testing. Itis possible that the cure for AIDS could come about through animal testing. Color Key = Claim (my side, the right’ side) @ = Counterclaim (the other’ side, the ‘wrong’ side. eseeeeauesLeee | Argumentative Essay Animal Testing ‘Medical research involving animals has dra- matically improved the health of the human race. Without animal testing, the cure for polio would not ‘exist and diabetics would suffer or die from their dvantages of animal testing, “Animal testing allows scientists to test and create new drugs. Animals such as monkeys or rabbits have similar physical processes to humans. This allows scientists to test the effects of certain drugs. Ifa drug produces adverse effects in animals, itis probably unfit for human use. “Animal testing is cheap. There is a large supply of animals for medical research. Animals are eas- ily bred and maintained safely in controlled labs. ‘The costs of testing on humans would be extremely high. ‘However, it would be much ‘more cruel to test new drugs on people or children, or to let people die because there was not enough information about drug. Furthermore, legislation in most countries sets standards for animal treat- ment, and laboratories have guidelines to prevent, deadly infections appear every year and new treat- ‘ments and drugs are needed to combat these deadly plagues. Animal testing is needed in the world we live in. Our responsibility is to manage the animals in our care and balance their suffering against the good ‘that comes from them.