Are images allowed in persuasive essays?

**Yash** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

How to Write a Persuasive Essay
Date Added: January 11, 2009 07:11:37 PM
Author: English4Today Admin
Category: Writing
Author: Linda
Writing a persuasive essay is much like preparing for a debate. You need to study your persuasive essay topic from various perspectives, establish your main argument and gather supporting evidence. You also need to know how to write a persuasive essay, namely how to organize parts of the persuasive essay in the way that will work best.
Try the following instructions on how to write a persuasive essay. They are indispensable in writing a well-planned and thoroughly considered persuasive essay.
1.Start with an Impressive Lead-In
The introduction of your persuasive essay is the first words you utter to render the readers to be well-disposed to you. Moreover, it is by the introduction that the reader decides whether to go on reading you essay or leave it in peace. Thus, the introduction of your essay should be attention grabbing and impressive enough to induce the reader to read further on.
Writing a persuasive essay, you need to pay particular attention to the first sentence you are going to write down, namely a lead-in. It is the most important part of the whole persuasive essay, out of which you come out either a winner or a loser.
To write a strong and impressive lead-in, try the following strategies:
7.start with an unusual detail;
8.put a strong statement;
9.quote a famous person;
10.introduce a short and up-to-the-point anecdote;
11.open the essay with a statistic or fact;
12.start with an emphatic rhetorical question;
Before deciding on one of the strategies, try all of them. You will be surprised to find out how different strategies can enrich and smarten up the introduction to your persuasive essay.
After you have put the opening sentence, be sure to introduce a sentence that will show that you see both pros and cons of the subject matter under consideration. Then write a thesis or focus statement, which has to reveal your own point of view. A well-formulated thesis statement is the key to success, as it is the central part of your essay, around which all other parts are organized.
Remember that a good introduction should be brief, concise and end with a closing sentence that will be transitional to the next paragrath.
2.Support Your Thesis in the Body
The body of your persuasive essay is the main part of your writing where you present supporting evidence and elaborate on the reasons you stated previously. The body should be a proof that you have researched and examined your persuasive essay topic and that your arguments are reasonable and reliable.
In order to prove your thesis statement and dispel the opposing arguments, you need to: 1) state the facts of the case; 2) prove your thesis with arguments; and 3) disprove your opponent's arguments in three consecutive steps.
Statement of facts is a non-argumentative presentation of details, summaries and narration concerning the problem discussion. In this part of the body you should present supporting evidence without stating your own point of view and trying to persuade the readers in it.
First, you should remind the readers of some events, provide vivid illustrations that will show the significance of the topic. Statement of facts should be clear, brief, and vivid. If you obscure the facts, you are defeating the purpose. Thus, delete irrelevant information and information which contributes little to the reader's understanding.
After you've introduced some facts, you can get down to proving your thesis with arguments. This should be the longest section and the central part of your persuasive essay. With the readers rendered attentive by the introduction and informed by the statement of fact, you must show why your position concerning the facts should be accepted and believed.
Now comes the time to deny the truth on which the opposing argument is built. Be patient in thinking over the refutation. It is the most difficult stage that needs time, concentration and absorption.
The proven way to hook readers' attention is to leave your strongest argument for last so that to leave them with your best thought.
3.Write a Memorable Conclusion.
Your conclusion should be a "mirror image" of your introduction. It means that you should refresh the reader's memory and remind him of the thesis statement you put in the introduction. It is not a mere waste of time or words, but the best way to convince the reader to take your side.
As well as in writing the introduction, you can try several ways to write a memorable conclusion for your persuasive essay.
Except for restating the introduction, you can summarize the main points to enable the readers to recall the main points of your position.
A nice way to conclude the persuasive essay is to write a personal comment or call for action. It could be: 1) your prediction; 2) a question that will let the readers make their own predictions; 3) your recommendations to

**Yuma** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

I'm writing a PERSUASIVE essay and I'm wondering whether I can put images/diagrams in it..

**Brendan** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

usually essays are just words, id ask your teacher

**jimmy** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

depends on what kind of persuasive essay

**sgt_cook** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

Writing an Illustrative Essays:

An essay is a piece of writing that is developed to prove one single point. It may discuss, describe, argue or analyze a sole topic in any manner. An essay may report events or information or evaluate a particular topic in the light of personal experiences and opinions. There are many different types of essays such as descriptive, definitive, illustrative, persuasive, argumentative, narrative, cause and critical. An Illustrative essay is the one that enclose examples to demonstrate an idea. This type of writing makes the original idea no matter how abstract it is, more tangible, realistic and comprehensible by providing real life examples to support the basic theme.

**sgt_cook** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

Writing an Illustrative Essays:

An essay is a piece of writing that is developed to prove one single point. It may discuss, describe, argue or analyze a sole topic in any manner. An essay may report events or information or evaluate a particular topic in the light of personal experiences and opinions. There are many different types of essays such as descriptive, definitive, illustrative, persuasive, argumentative, narrative, cause and critical. An Illustrative essay is the one that enclose examples to demonstrate an idea. This type of writing makes the original idea no matter how abstract it is, more tangible, realistic and comprehensible by providing real life examples to support the basic theme.

**anna** · 05-29-2010, 10:57 AM

is this for school?
if it is then usually teachers don't like it when you put pictures in it
HOWEVER, they do sometimes like the chart/graphs
if this is for a teacher assignment, then maybe you could ask her if you have time?
if you know your teacher pretty well then you should kinda have a good idea of what she likes
if not then i would say, only do like 1-2 diagrams
good luck on your essay