Persuasive Text

Rannie Villamin
 A persuasive text is any text where the
main purpose is to present a point of view and
seeks to persuade a reader.

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 A persuasive text can be an argument,
exposition, discussion, review or even an
advertisement.

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 FEATURES OF A PERSUASIVE TEXT
1. Present tense – consider the singular and
plural form of the verb
2. Connectives and conjunctions – to connect
ideas
3. Powerful verbs – use action words in an
active voice
4. Single exclamation marks – decide one only
 FEATURES OF A PERSUASIVE TEXT

5. Strong adjectives – colourful and imaginative

descriptive words
6. Emotive words – words which can touch
emotions
7. Paragraphs – one paragraph in one idea
8. Repeated words – for words to emphasize
 FEATURES OF A PERSUASIVE TEXT
9. Rhetorical questions – question to be posed
as a guide in discussing ideas
10. Exaggeration – may use hyperbole for an
important idea to emphasize
11. Facts and statistics – are pieces of
information, data, facts and figures as
evidences to support
12. Personal pronouns – be consistent of the
first, second, or third person used
 Triumphant Return Ten Years After

Ten years ago this month, a

gigantic forest park was a sea of
flames. The news media and politicians
fanned the flames even higher. The
park was devastated – devastated!
Night after night, horrific images of ash
and flame flashed across TV screens.
One evening after showing an
enormous expanse of blackened forest,
network news anchor concluded: “This
is what’s left of the park tonight.”
 But guess what? Fire didn’t
destroy the park. Ten years later, we
realize fire had the opposite effect.
Fire rejuvenated the park. Wildlife is
healthy. Tourism is thriving.
Biodiversity is booming. New forests
are rising from the ashes of old ones.
The recovery is so dramatic. It
deserves a closer look.
 In April and May, as fires raged
across the park, business owners
fumed. “Our future is ruined,” they
said. Tourism is dead. But today,
tourism is very much alive. It has set
numerous visitation records. Fire has
not repelled tourists; it has attracted
them –-just as it attracts many
species of wildlife.
 Ten years later, the number one
question asked of naturalists remain:
“What are the effects of the fires?”
The answer is simple: The fires were
therapeutic. Not one has concluded
the fires were harmful. That sounds
too good to be true. But it is. The
science is there to prove it.
 UT
March 8, 2019

1. textual aids
2. technical and operational definitions
3. persuasive text
4. opinion, assertion, argumentation