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  2. Persuasive writing - Wikipedia

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    Persuasive writing is a form of written arguments designed to convince, motivate, or sway readers toward a specific point of view or opinion on a given topic. This writing style relies on presenting reasoned opinions supported by evidence that substantiates the central thesis .

  3. Elaboration likelihood model - Wikipedia

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    Elaboration likelihood model is a general theory of attitude change.According to the theory's developers Richard E. Petty and John T. Cacioppo, they intended to provide a general "framework for organizing, categorizing, and understanding the basic processes underlying the effectiveness of persuasive communications".

  4. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of argumentation (also called persuasive writing) is to prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument to thoroughly convince the reader. Persuasive writing/persuasion is a type of argumentation with the additional aim to urge the reader to take some form of action.

  5. Persuasion - Wikipedia

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    Reciprocity applies to the marketing field because of its use as a powerful persuasive technique. The marketing tactic of "free samples" demonstrates the reciprocity rule because of the sense of obligation that the rule produces. This sense of obligation comes from the desire to repay the marketer for the gift of a "free sample." [34]

  6. Modes of persuasion - Wikipedia

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    Kairos is an appeal to the timeliness or context in which a presentation is publicized, which includes contextual factors external to the presentation itself but still capable of affecting the audience's reception to its arguments or messaging, such as the time in which a presentation is taking place, the place in which an argument or message ...

  7. Rhetorical device - Wikipedia

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    In rhetoric, a rhetorical device, persuasive device, or stylistic device is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them towards considering a topic from a perspective, using language designed to encourage or provoke an emotional display of a given perspective or action.

  8. Compose and send emails in AOL Mail

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    1. Open an email message. 2. On the top of the message, click the Reply icon (reply to 1 sender), or the Reply All icon (reply to everyone on the email thread). 3. Type your response.

  9. Rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    The Five Canons of Rhetoric serve as a guide to creating persuasive messages and arguments: inventio (invention) the process that leads to the development and refinement of an argument. dispositio (disposition, or arrangement) used to determine how an argument should be organized for greatest effect, usually beginning with the exordium elocutio ...