Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Writing Persuasively — Flashcards | 9th Grade English Language Arts | FatSkills

Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Writing Persuasively — Flashcards

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Writing persuasively is about convincing others to your way of thinking.

'People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found out by others.' 

- Blaise Pascal, 17th-century French mathematician, physicist, inventor and philosopher.

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What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
To change someone's mind on an issue
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