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Extra-Credit Exercise on the Four Appeals

Extra-Credit Exercise on the Four Appeals

Q Assignment Instructions For each of the following situations, come up with FOUR DIFFERENT APPEALS for each situation as shown on the previous page. Each response must have an argument based on emotion, character, values, and facts. Refer to page E5 of the Course Packet for help, but do not copy my examples. I want you to wrestle with the different appeal types to help you learn them well! Please refer to Sections C, D, and E of the Course Packet, and Chapters 1-4 for help. Exercise on the Four Appeals 1. Let’s say a teenage girl wants to persuade her parents to let her go to a concert on a school night. How can she use the four different styles of appeal to get her parents to allow her to go? 2. Let’s say James needs to borrow $150 from a friend so he can pay his rent. How can he use the four different styles of appeal to get the loan? 3. Let’s say I want to convince the police officer not to give me a ticket for speeding. How can I use the four different styles of appeal to avoid the ticket? 4. Let’s say Clara wants to convince her English instructor to raise her essay grade from a B to an A. How can she use the four different styles of appeal to do this? 5. Let’s say we’re advertising executives, and we have to put together an ad for a new mouthwash. How can we use the four different styles of appeal to convince our audience to buy the product?

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Argument based on Emotion – The girl would argue that it is her favorite musician playing in the town. She has waited years for them to come to town and that it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for her to see them. Moreover she could inform her parents that there is news circulating that the musician would retire very soon, making this the final opportunity for her to see them.