Persuasive Reading Analysis: Breakfast - by Angela Bartolome
WALHT: Analyse text to identify examples of 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
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Yes / No
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How the author used it?
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Claim – States the main
point or stance
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Yes
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The writer has stated the main point by saying, “Breakfast is a very important meal for students to have daily.” This sentence the writer has said is a very strong statement which I think captures the audience attention to have breakfast daily.
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Big Names – Mentions experts and
important people to support the argument
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No
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Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or
facts to support the argument
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Yes
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The writer has said “Without having breakfast or something to eat for the start of the day it’s most likely you’ll slack off and get tired easily.” But also states in the second paragraph that “also not having breakfast changes your mood.
People who don’t eat breakfast
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Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions
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Yes
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In this article the writer has stated that “Not having breakfast changes your mood” and “The way you think.” It also says that “Without eating something for the start of the day it’s most likely you’ll slack off and get tired easily.” Reading these sentences tells the audience that not having breakfast can give you different kinds of moods.
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Ethos – Tries to build trust and
credibility
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No
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Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency
for the cause
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No
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Research – Uses studies and
information to make the
argument seem more convincing;
this can be in the form of words,
graphs, tables, or illustrations
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No
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