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Persuasive Writing.
 Reading prepapration task: Unit 37 from "Language Skills Builder"

How are we persuaded? In simple terms, we are persuaded to change our minnds or form an opinion on remarkably selfish grounds.

If a person wishes to persuade you, he or she needs to focus on two things. 1. What are you afraid of losing? 2.What do you most want to have?

If he or she can convince you that taking a particular action will mean that you might become unpopular, unsafe, ugly or ill, then you will not choose to do this thing. On trh reverse side of the coin, if that person can convince you that taking an action or holding a belief will make you popular, safe, beautiful or well, then you may well choose to follow this path. The list of ideas is much greater than the four listed here. If you love nature and someone tells you that the trees will be cut down, you will become angry because something you value is to be destroyed. If you are told that every chid in your school is to be given a tree to plant you will cheer. Consider the values of the people being targetted. How might you persaude them?

There is more to come. Let's wait and see.​