Ari and the pizza!

Persuasive Reading Analysis:WALT:Write a persuasive text which expresses an opinion and is supported by evidence incorporating ethos, pathos and logos

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	“ Lets have pizza for dinner “ said Ari. (Mum wonders whether to buy pizza or not to)
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	Ari said “ Pizza has a lot of vegetables “ ,also he said that “ Vegetables on a pizza is on the food pyramid that is healthy “. So Ari used the benefits of the pizza.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	Ari said “ I love pizza and it makes me happy “. Ari tried persuading his mum by the way he feels about it.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	Ari said “ I know your tired so lets order pizza “. Ari did that to persuade his mum to just take a rest and not cook.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause		He used information to tell good facts about pizzas from books and the internet.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations		Ari used his knowledge to speak to his mum using his facts and interesting this about his pizza.