REVIEW

LESSON 1
The Importance of
Being Persuasive
What is persuasion?
Persuasion is:……
1. bring your audience
to believe as you do
and/or
Persuasion is:……
2. influence your
audience to take
action.
 Where does
persuasion take place?
 EXAMPLE:
* You want to convince your
teacher that more time is
needed to complete a class
project.
 EXAMPLE:
* You wish to convince your
parents that you should be
able to attend a local
concert.
Each of these situations
calls for you to persuade
your audience. In order to
persuade you would have
to:
1. Awaken a belief on
the part of your listeners
that what you are
proposing is a good
idea.
2. Show the audience
that you have a well-
thought-out plan of
action available.
3. Be able to convince
your audience that your
plan of action is realistic
and the right thing to do.
4. Be able to “push
the right buttons,” or
know your audience.
LESSON 2:
How To Build a
Position
1. What is argument?
2. Do you think
arguments should
contain logic?
3. Why do people
argue?
4. Can arguing ever result
in something positive?
5. Do you think
hearing arguments can
be educational?
 Lesson 2:
How To Build a
Position
Reading text:
How To Build a
Position
Explore:
The first thing that you must do
when you build a position is to
read widely about the topic
Brainstorm:
After gathering all the positions
and evidences you need,
brainstorm with a friend about
the ideas you have found.
Create Assertions:
Assertions are opinions
that people may or may
not agree with.
Gather the Evidence:
After writing one’s assertions,
one must gather the evidence
to prove each point.
Have Credible
Resources:
Give examples of
credible resources?
•Laws
•Academic journals
•books
•Books
•Articles from
reputable newspapers
•Magazines
•Media resources
Refine the argument
Three elements of
Arguments:
Prepare for the
Opposition
Refine the argument
1. Assertion
2. Evidence
3. explanation
1. A position will
always have a
negation of that same
position.
2. List down some of
their strongest points.
Write the Position
Paper
Writing the position
paper entails using all
of your persuasive
skills.
Let’s review
1. What are the
three parts of an
argument?
1. assertion,
evidence, and
explanation
2. What is a
position paper?
2. position paper
entails using all of
your persuasive.
3. What is the
difference between a
statement of fact and a
statement of opinion?
3. A statement of fact is something one
cannot dispute, as it can be proven to be
categorically true, while a statement of
opinion can be disputed, as it is an assertion
that may or may not have evidence to back it
up, such as, “The color blue was not
recognized as a color in ancient times.
4. How can you tell
whether your sources
are credible?
4. The more credible sources come
from governments, respected non-
government organizations such as
the United Nations, and academic
journal articles.
4. What is the danger
when using the
Internet as a source?
4. There are many
pieces of
misinformation, and
outright lies.
5. Why are persuasion and
the skill of argumentation
important academic
exercises in our society?
5. Why are persuasion and
the skill of argumentation
important academic
exercises in our society?
GROUP ACTIVITY
 With your group, choose
an editorial from a
newspaper. Break down the
arguments of the editorial
by filling in the worksheet
 ASSERTION EVIDENCE EXPLANATION IS THE
ARGUMENT
VALID? WHY OR
WHY NOT?