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Class : 3A
Faculty of Adab and Humanities
Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University of Jakarta
2019
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Contents
Preface ................................................................................................. 3
Chapter I ..............................................................................................
Chapter II ............................................................................................
Chapter IV ...........................................................................................
References ............................................................................................ 17
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Preface
Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb
In the name of Allah Almighty, Most Merciful, we give thanks for His
presence, who has bestowed upon us His grace, mercy, and guidance, so
that we can complete the papers on Persuasive Writing.
We have prepared this paper seriously and have received assistance from
various parties so as to facilitate the development of this paper. For this
reason, we would like to express our gratitude to all those who
contributed to the development of this paper.
Apart from all that, we also fully realize that there are still many
shortcomings both in terms of sentence structure and grammar.
Therefore, with open arms we accept all suggestions and criticisms from
Mrs.Mira as a lecturer so that we can improve this paper.
Wassalamu’alaikum wr.wb
Ciputat, 10 December
2019
Author
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CHAPTER I
they're reading it or writing it. But where, in the real world, are they
likely to come across it? The most common place we see persuasive
arguments, making use of carefully chosen words and phrases. But, it's
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2.1 Purpose of The Paper
reading course taught by Mrs.Mira. This paper talks about the part of
CHAPTER II
carefully chosen words and phrases. The argument must always use
viewpoint.
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2.2 Why Persuasive Writing is Important?
and backing it up with facts to persuade the reader, is a critical skill for
and to persuade. In this part, we will explore more about one of its
mind, recommend, argue, influence, and last but not least to give advice.
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The art of persuasion is a worthwhile skill to develop inasmuch as
giving not only reasons, but also evidences could make the
the readers or the target shows that you understand about the tactics of
issues of the day, weighing the arguments for and against proposed
someone else.
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merely from one person’s point of view, is an important part of
purpose with any of the other purposes. But when combined with other
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Most people have strong views on controversial topics (ones that
inspire extreme points of view or opinions) and are often very willing to
share those strong views. However, imagine you are having a discussion
person would be very narrow, almost as if the person has tunnel vision
you with facts, they may often be skewed or not from a credible source.
convinced of the other person’s point of view. You may have new ideas
you had not considered before or a new perspective, but you would
probably not be thoroughly convinced because that person has not made
why it is essential for you to not only provide your reader with strong,
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Sway your audience
counteract them
Newspaper editorials
Love letters
When you read the opinion pieces in this text and in other sources
like your daily newspaper, first you decide on the aim of the article or
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But there is wide latitude in what persuasive writer do: some
writers presents two or even three pointsof view and leave you to make
to make up your own mind about where you stand. Other writers present
only one side, an obvious attempt to change your mind or to get you to
adopt their position. Still other writers may resort to bias, slanted
Whichever technique the writer uses , the most important step and
your starting point is to determine his or her central argument, also called
the claim, the proposition or idea to be backed up and defended that lies
value, and claim of policy. Study the explanations and examples that
follow.
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CHAPTER III
at least consider that another point of view has merit. (Spears, 2013:365)
22 For some reason, this upsets the left. A Slate.com writer called
Thiel’s grant a “nasty idea” that leads students into “halting their
intellectual development . . . maintaining a narrow-minded focus on
getting rich.”
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arguments from many aspects from the people who consider that college
is important for us and from the people who agree with author’s point of
even three points of view and leave you to make up your own mind
about where you stand. Other writers present only one side, an obvious
attempt to change your mind or to get you to adopt their position. In this
passage, the author leave us with two points of view that we can consider
where we stand. Still, the author keep convince us to think twice that
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3.2 Disarming the Hooligans Among Us
(p. 385-387)
This passage shows an opinion from the author that nowadays, Fans’
actions toward the opposing team’s fans will go beyond just emotional or
control how fans use social media. But the NFL, teams and players
can step up and use these same channels to set the tone and shape the
a good fan, a civil fan, a true sportsperson? If Eli Manning and Alex
Smith jointly recognized and rewarded fans who act as role models,
paragraph:
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13 Ultimately it’s on all of us. We, the fans, can stop the hooligans
because they’re some of us. Think twice before posting that nasty
In this passage, the author present only one side, an obvious attempt to
change our mind. It’s a good example of persuasive writing on how the
Chapter IV
4.1 Conclusion
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References
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/technicalwriting/chapter/supplementa
l-reading-2/
https://www.grammarcheck.net/ten-important-triggers-for-persuasive-
writing/
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