Judith M. answered • 12/02/20
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Persuasive writing, in the simplest terms, is to motive or convince a reader to adopt the writer's point of view.
It is a device used to persuade people if more than one opinion exists. So persuasive writing is what many of us do in our college essays: responding to a piece of literature, and then engaging others to respond to it in the same way as you did. In other words you are having what is called an "argument" in writing. It doesn't mean that two people yell at each other but that two people try to convince the other of their point of view about a piece of literature.
For example, an event such as the reasons for the Civil War, is hotly contested over whether is was about "state's rights" or about "slavery." Historians and the general public can offer their differing points of view about the reasons based upon his or her reading of the primary sources and argue a logical conclusion based upon the evidence.
Judith M.
Thank you Ayesha. If your presentation is meant to persuade, then you would use the same skills of setting up an argument and presenting the evidence. When I wrote lectures for teaching history, I wrote them out fully, and then used them as notes when I presented the material in a lecture. So verbal presentations lend itself to a bit more impromptu bits based upon audience responses.12/02/20
Ayesha K.
Thanks Judith for sharing your point of view, its always rewarding to learn from each other. Personally, I feel these skills are interconnected and dependent on each other like our communication skills depend upon our speaking and listening skills, similarly persuasive skills is an off shoot of presentation skills too. Teachers, motivators and mentors mostly rely upon their presentation skills for delivering their lectures either in the form of audio or videos irrespective of being in hybrid or in-person teaching. However, I have seen that persuasion and convincing skill set one's point of view is extremely necessary in intelligence, education, law, and even in business industries in 21st century.12/02/20
Judith M.
Thanks for showing me how persuasive and presentation skills are interconnected. As a teacher, I'm very introverted so I use my words to persuade rather than any kind of performance-based tools. Thanks for the remark.12/02/20
Ayesha K.
Very good, perhaps because you are a writer like me, and we as writers rely more on our choice of words to persuade someone. I also believe in performance, because adding a practical version to my thoughts either in the from of a presentation, an activity based or project/problem based learning method that could lead learners to try hands on learning experience to persuade them.12/10/20
Charles C.
12/13/20
Ayesha K.
Well explained Judith! Do you think there is any connection between presentation and persuasive skills?12/02/20