Ari And The Pizza

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

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	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	Ari said to his mum “ Could you order pizza for dinner”. (Mum was thinking should I order the pizza)
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	Ari said “Pizza has a lot of vegetables and healthy.” Ari describes what's on the pizza.He also makes reference to the food pyramid”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	yes	Ari was thinking about his mum this is what he said “Mum you're tired and you can’t be bothered making dinner”.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	“ I got a voucher that’s 2 dollars and the pizza could be cheap and the pizza is very healthy as well”.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	He used his thinking skills to help him with his persuasive argument.