Name: ______________________ Class: _____

Unit: The Art of Persuasion

Instructions: Consider why these hook sentences are either strong or weak.
Briefly explain in the space provided.

Method Hook Sentence Strong? Weak?

“Have you ever wondered

Interesting
why traffic backs up on roads
question
with no stops?”

Interesting “Why do toddlers cause so

question much grief for parents?”

Weak –
nowadays all
people knows
the earth
“What if I told you Earth has doesn’t have
Interesting
an unlimited amount of unlimited
question
energy resources?” resources
 “The effects of global
Strong
warming are irreversible
statement
unless we act now.”

“The law is not a contextual

Strong document but a living
statement document that needs to
reflect contemporary society.”

“A country that demands

moral perfection in its foreign
Quotation policy will achieve neither
perfection nor security.” (H.
Kissinger)

Quotation “Without courage, wisdom

bears no fruit.” (B. Gracian)
 “We have art in order not to
Quotation die of the truth.” (F.
Nietzsche)

“Did you know that space

Statistic/fact
smells like seared steak?”

“The human body is

Statistic/fact comprised of more than 10
times bacteria, than cells.”

Statistic/fact “The longest war in the world

was between the Netherlands
 and Sicily, and waged from
1651 to 1986.”

“From the symbolism of

overcoming nature,
technology, and ourselves --
Description
2001 Space Odyssey is the
quest to attain the 4th stage
of evolution.”

“Choosing between the tested

Interesting and the known, to the paving
Question the way to new impressions.
What would you choose?”

Anecdotal “Two bicycle mechanics, with

no funding, college education,
or government support,
bested the academic elites
with all the government
funding and developed the
first airplane.”
 “Demosthenes, became a
great speaker, not by his work
in politics, but knowing his
Anecdotal practice zone. To raise the
strength of his voice he put
rocks in his mouth and
shouted out against the sea.”

“Methods of torture, murder,

and turning the dregs of
society into heroes, all fueled
Anecdotal
the imagination. Edgar Allen
Poe created the detective and
horror genres of literature.”