Author: Patty Ney

Persuasion/ Argumentation
Grade 6

Products or Action
Write to persuade
Essays
Editorials
Research Reports
Discuss
Address multiple
viewpoints on an issues
Clarify multiple viewpoints on an issue

Essential Thinking Needed while Reading or Listening to an
Argument
Draw conclusions from what you read and hear
Analyze bias in what you read & hear
Analyze positions on an issue
Evaluate information used to support a position
Recognize fallacies in logic
Check sources for date & accuracy
Analyze persuasive techniques used in what you read and hear. Are they
effective?

Techniques to Use
or Analyze
Use persuasive techniques, including emotional appeal (pathos)
Use propaganda techniques
Use stories & anecdotes
to persuade
Use research to persuade
Consider your audience whether writing or verbally expressing your viewpoint (What appeals to that audience? What will
persuade them? What questions
will they have?)