Frances Said:

outline for a good persuasive essay?

We Answered:

Intro: Briefly describe topic, perhaps through in a bit of history, final sentence should be thesis.

P1: Address first point to persuade. Include statistics, quotes, make sure it is clear and pronounced so audience understands your side.

P2: Same as 1, use new point

P3: Concession. Address issues posed by the opposition and reasons they have that stance.

P4: Rebutt issues posed in above paragraph with statistics, quotes, commentary.

Conclusion: Wrap everything up neatly, make final points. If open ended I recommend offering a reasonable solution.

Use this plenty of times and its consistently delivered A's ;)

Linda Said:

I need help persuading my parents to get me a rabbit. What should I do?

We Answered:

Be sure they know of all the bunnies in foster care and shelters. There are so many rabbits needing homes try to convince them of your abilities and talk them into fostering bunnies for for your local shelter or rescue till other homes are found. Tell them you want to help rescue

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Jessie Said:

I'm writing a persuasive essay..help in outlining?

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Persuasive essays can be informative. The trick is to use the information you have presented to make a point, or give readers something to take a position on. Galapagos penguins endangered isn't really a "persuasive" topic the way you have it worded. What do you think about that? It should be something like "We need to stop endangering Galapagos penguins" and explain why in your essay. My advice to you would be to say something like: there are introduced predators threatening galapagos penguins. This needs to be stopped because... (it is throwing off the natural balance of the animal world or something).

Julie Said:

how to write a persuasive essay?

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I. State your position on the topic
example: Cell phones should be allowed in class.

II. Address and refute the opposition
example: Teachers say that cell phones are a distraction in class. I agree that they can be a distraction, but...

III. Reason to support your position
example: Cell phones can be used in emergency situations. For example, ...

IV. Reason to support your position
example: Cell phones have tools that can be useful in class. For example,...

V. Conclusion that includes a call to action
Example: Encourage your class officers to repeal the cell phone policy.

Dianne Said:

How do I outline my persuasive essay on smoking bans?

We Answered:

Since America's discovery, birth and infancy--spanning decades into today's modern century, tobacco grew exponentially as quite the profitable addictive vice, with the blessings of our Government---an entity that thrived on growing $$$$ much akin to an agricultural farmer with his crops.

But when many of the political empowered were NOT invited inside Big Tobacco's profitable inner sanctum in the late 70s---hell hath no fury than a politician scorned. And so, the anti-smoking revolution began with impassioned fury, picking up liberal protest groups like the American Cancer Association---and even the son of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco empire---as allies.

"It Takes A Village"--and The Clinton First Family also rallied behind the anti-smoking cause, passing Federal restricting tobacco sales practices and smoking ban upon smoking ban; the movement grew bolder each passing year---till it became a popular social trend that crossed party lines into the Republican camps. The Federal System became empowered by dangling juicy Federal Grant $$$ to financially beleaguered states, much like a farmer dangling a juicy carrot--teasing his hungry, but lazy donkey to get up and pull the heavy plow.

Republicans AND Democrats had their own dreamy goal : To use tobacco PRICE GOUGING excise tax increase profit$ for their respective camp agenda$. Bush, Jr. got so unfocused with Halliburton's profit$ from the Iraq War, that the Republicans dropped the ball---and the Democrats grabbed the fumble for the epic touchdown....ultimately gaining total GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

Obama wins the Presidency--a black man goes from servant houseboy to the "free" country leader of the United States of America; the Democrats still pinch themselves to prove they're not dreaming!! And a very power hungry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her historic move---and so the PRICE GOUGING tobacco excise tax increase bill is born.....as they all sit back and anticipate mega-TRILLION dollar profit$, like children waiting for Santa's Christmas arrival. OOps, dropped the PC--sorry---HOLIDAY arrival ( my bad ).

But Americans, disgusted with the failures of Republicans AND Democrats, joined tea parties---dumped their cigarettes, cigars and smokeless tobacco products into rivers---and made solid commitments to QUIT.

And THAT became Pelosi's nightmare---for now, the SMOKING BANS, so favored for 20 years have wrecked the anticipated profit$ the Democrats prayed would fund "Obama-care", the unrealistic health care "reform" bill.

And with this, leaves the lesson that perhaps, the United States should NOT have depended on tobacco to support it's economy in the first place, so "civilized" man could wield and abuse it for political gain---leaving us commoner joe workers in the lurch as the clear losers...and America's hard fought freedoms to fade into mere memory, as a new generation takes reign of a "new" America---far removed from the America we currently know.

Sue Said:

How to write a persuasive essay?

We Answered:

I. This is your introduction paragraph. You state the topic and your opinion in this paragraph. Then, shortly state three reasons to support your opinion.

II. In your 2nd paragraph, discuss the details to support your first reason you believe your opinion. Give examples and details

III. In your 3rd paragraph, discuss the details to support your second reason you believe your opinion. Give examples and details.

IV. In your 4th paragraph, discuss the details to support the last reason you believe your opinion. Give examples and details.

V. This is your concluding paragraph. You will restate your opinion on the main topic, and then restate the three reasons why you believe what you believe. It is important that you are saying the same ideas as your introduction paragraph, but make sure your sentences aren't worded the same.

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tips: make sure you pick one side of the argument and don't stray from that. you don't want your reader to think you can't make up your mind.

in your intro, you will state three reasons to support your opinion. make sure the next three paragraphs are in the SAME ORDER as the reasons in your intro.