Effective Persuasion

The Purdue OWL put out a very useful effective persuasion power point. I like how this power point goes in depth on many aspects of effective persuasion. First off, I found the genres of persuasion to be very interesting and correct. Junk mail was the genre that I found particularly interesting. While this genre can be rather annoying it can also serve as effective persuasion. Often junk mail will use colors to grab the audience or it will use bold large print to stand out to the audience. This power point also gives very useful information about understanding your audience. I liked the example questions it gave to think about your audiences perspective. It is important to recognize if your audience is interested in the topic and what their counterarguments might be.