Chapter 19: Persuading Readers to Act

  When your persuading someone you are trying to convince them to believe you, from whatever their perspective is on something. Your goal is to get the reader to change their mind on a debatable, complex, and timely issue. You should be achieving this goal with sound logic, reliable support, and fitting appeals.  When persuading readers to act you want to urge them to change their behavior or to take action. First, you need to know your audience whether they are peers, professors, college community or a nation. You need to know their knowledge and their attitudes toward the topic. Next, you need to promote your cause this is your goal to motivate your readers to act. Last is to be reasonable, review your thinking to identify any logical fallacies.Some topics you might consider are

• personal experiences
• personal ideas
• community concerns
• national affairs
• "No comment" topics