In Class Collab. Spriggs Essay vs Short Articles

• take a position early, explain your position
• explain your topic’s relevance to the average reader’s real life
• present a few reasons, support your reasons with facts
• identify another point of view and respond to it
• identify real world applications/repercussions of your position
• explain important terms/ideas relevant to your topic, pictures can help
• personal experience is a powerful way to establish credibility
• providing background information also establishes authority over your subject
• use of statistics can be very convincing
• discrediting of opposing sides done carefully is good
• use of emotional persuasion is very dependant upon subject and audience
• author should be aware of pathos/logos/ethos and which will be most persuasive for their topic