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Pointers for Review:

LESSON I- LANGUAGE OF RESEARCH, CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCACIES

Here are some of the language features or language devices usually employed in
persuasive writing:
1. Emotive Language. This involves the use of words that evoke emotions and make people
feel a certain way. Through the use of words that appeal to the emotion, the writer can sound
more convincing. This is a commonly used technique when writing headlines in newspapers or
delivering speeches.
2. Modal Verbs. The use of words that express modality or how likely something is going to
happen helps adjust the level of certainty of events to suit arguments. When carefully chosen,
these words (may, might, will, must, shall, can, could, would, ought to) help improve the quality
of persuasive writing.
3. Involving the Reader. This is done through the use of personal pronouns like you, your, we,
our, and indicative words like together. Using these words establishes a connection between the
author and the reader. This way, the issue is made personal and more important to the reader.
4. Rhetorical Questions. These are questions that are not supposed to be answered. Instead,
they are asked for effect, to illustrate a point or let the reader think. The use of questions that
sometimes state the obvious can convince the reader to agree on the points being presented.
5. Using Evidence. This involves the use of facts, figures, or quotes from experts to highlight
the writer’s authority and make the arguments presented more convincing.
6. Repetition. This technique involves repeating keywords, phrases, or ideas to appeal to the
readers.
7. Adjectives and Adverbs. Using carefully selected adjectives and adverbs makes it possible
for the writer to influence how the readers feel.
8. Association. This technique tries to link an object or an idea with something already liked or
desired by the target audience such as wealth, success, pleasure, and security.
9. Bandwagon. Commonly used in advertisements, this persuasion technique makes the
audience believe the idea that “everyone is doing it” or that everyone likes something.
10. Experts. This means relying on expert advice from trusted people like doctors, scientists,
and other professionals for things that the audience do not know. The idea that these experts
are risking their credibility to support an object or idea makes the persuasion more effective.
LESSON 2 - ARGUMENTATION
Argumentative writing is sometimes called persuasive writing because it seeks to convince
readers to support a stand on a certain issue. It also requires the writer to examine a topic or
issue which involves the collection, generation and evaluation of exhibits and/or evidences. It
further emphasizes the writer’s agreement or disagreement on particular proposition

LESSON 3- OPINION OR ASSERTION

LESSON 5- CLAIMS OF FACT, POLICY, AND VALUE


Claim- refers to a clear assertion of a person’s ideas, opinions, or propositions.
1. Claims of Fact. This category of claims states something about things in the
past, in the present, and in the future. This also deals with ideas or claims
that can be proven or disproved with the help of factual evidences.
This fact claim is basically debatable yet verifiable.
Example: Cell phones pull students away from learning.
2. Claims of Value- presents an assertion as to whether something is good or bad, or
one concept or idea is better than another. This also emphasizes and weighs
the benefits of the subject matter.
Example: Taking vitamins is better than eating fruits and vegetables in terms of boosting
our immune system.
3. Claims of Policy - A claim of policy supports that an action should or should not be done to
address a certain case or policy. Policy claim indicates that an action should be carried out
either in support or in opposition of a particular argument.
Example: The city’s health department must learn from how other cities successfully address the
concerns against COVID-19
LESSON 6- EXPOSITION
An expository text - merely presents or provides information about a particular topic or issue. This is also
sometimes called informational writing where the writer provides facts on a given topic in a way that is
educational and purposeful.
1. A clear and concise thesis statement. Usually presented in the initial paragraph, the thesis statement
introduces the main topic or idea and provides the overall direction for the text.
2. Clear transitions. The use of clear and proper transitions will glue the introduction, the body, and the
conclusion together. Without effective use of transitions, the exposition may seem like a disjointed
collection of sentences.
3. A body that contains evidences and support. While most people might think of an expository text
like an essay as something that can be written even without due research and preparations, the use of
supporting evidences like examples and explanations forms a huge part of a facts-based expository text.
4. An effective conclusion. It is essential to remember that a conclusion is not only meant to summarize
the ideas presented from the introduction to the body. Instead, a conclusion should tie the ideas
altogether while highlighting the true essence of the main idea in the text.
Expository texts typically follow one of the following structures or patterns of idea development:
a. Cause and Effect. Here, the writer presents the information by explaining how or why a certain event
or occurrence happened [cause] and what resulted from that particular cause or occurrence [effect].
b. Comparison and Contrast. The writer presents the information by providing details as to how things,
concepts, or ideas are alike or different.
c. Description. In this structure, the topic is presented by providing descriptions about its attributes,
features, and examples.
d. Problem and Solution. The writer may present a problem and provide one or more solutions to the
said problem.
e. Sequence. In this structure, information may be presented in a way that follows numerical or
chronological sequence either explicitly or implicitly.

LESSON 7-8 - TECHNIQUES IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

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