Persuasive Writing Essay

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Reflective Journal 1 – My Experience with Persuasive Writing Melody D. Williams ENG 215 – Research and Writing Prof. Holly Sprinkle January 20, 2013 My Experiences with Persuasive Writing With persuasive writing we try to convince our audience that they should agree with our point of view based on facts, and knowledge. I use persuasive writing in several aspects of my life from business, to college, and even in my family life. In my professional life, I use persuasive writing to convince employees of the benefits of contributing to the company’s 401K plan, participating in the Education program, and enrolling in the Health Benefit program. By showing the employees in writing the benefits of each of these programs with facts to back up my suggestions, they are able to get a clear picture of how they would benefit from participating. During my education, I will use persuasive writing to create papers that will demonstrate my understanding of the subject being discussed, as well as to convince the professor that I have done research and that I am knowledgeable about the subject being discussed. I find that using persuasive writing is also used in our family life. One example would be trying to persuade my family about a vacation spot. I would provide all the facts about the resort, such as activities, weather, and even cost. Having all the pros and cons covered with actual facts help to make the conversation all the more convincing. A major challenge in writing a persuasive paper would be finding adequate resources that would support your stance as well as convince the audience that they should agree with you. In writing the paper you also want to take into consideration all the oppositions that you will face, and find facts that cover those views as well. This will allow the audience to see what your thoughts are on the subject as well as taking their

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