“A strong persuasive argument consists of three appeals: Logos, or logical appeal; pathos, or emotional appeal; and ethos, which relates to the credibility of the source. Aristotle”
A persuasive essay supplies facts and information in a logical manner to convince the reader to agree with a certain point of view or to take a particular action guided by the writer. There are 6 common pieces to a convincing persuasive essay: capture; claim; credible evidence; transitions, counterclaim and rebuttal. The following will evaluate the persuasiveness of William D. Hartungs’ article “Military Aid Should Do No Harm”. A good hook captures the reader’s attention with emotional appeal. It serves as an introduction to the essay and can be a …show more content…
Claims should be clearly stated and be grouped into the following: debatable fact; cause and effect; solutions or policies; or values 2. Mr. Hartungs’ claim is clear, concise and explains the point of view in which he will write the essay. He based his claim on a debatable fact, “The failures of U.S. military assistance programs far outpace the successes.” 1 Credible resources are needed to assist the writer in arguing this fact to convince the reader of its validity. Credible evidence should be supported by research published in trustworthy media. Mr. Hartung supports his claim with both credible and non-credible evidence. He states “several academic studies have indicated that U.S. aid to oppressive governments is far more likely to promote terrorism than it is to reduce it” 1 however, he doesn’t name any of the academic studies nor who published them. Further into the essay he discusses an analysis by Jonathan Caverley of MIT and Jesse Dillon Savage of Melbourne University which “found that U.S. military training actually correlates with an increased chance that a military coup will occur in the recipient nation” 1 yet does not include any of the statistics behind the claim. Not being consistent with providing the evidence to support his claim makes it difficult to follow the logical
A persuasive essay supplies facts and information in a logical manner to convince the reader to agree with a certain point of view or to take a particular action guided by the writer. There are 6 common pieces to a convincing persuasive essay: capture; claim; credible evidence; transitions, counterclaim and rebuttal. The following will evaluate the persuasiveness of William D. Hartungs’ article “Military Aid Should Do No Harm”. A good hook captures the reader’s attention with emotional appeal. It serves as an introduction to the essay and can be a …show more content…
Claims should be clearly stated and be grouped into the following: debatable fact; cause and effect; solutions or policies; or values 2. Mr. Hartungs’ claim is clear, concise and explains the point of view in which he will write the essay. He based his claim on a debatable fact, “The failures of U.S. military assistance programs far outpace the successes.” 1 Credible resources are needed to assist the writer in arguing this fact to convince the reader of its validity. Credible evidence should be supported by research published in trustworthy media. Mr. Hartung supports his claim with both credible and non-credible evidence. He states “several academic studies have indicated that U.S. aid to oppressive governments is far more likely to promote terrorism than it is to reduce it” 1 however, he doesn’t name any of the academic studies nor who published them. Further into the essay he discusses an analysis by Jonathan Caverley of MIT and Jesse Dillon Savage of Melbourne University which “found that U.S. military training actually correlates with an increased chance that a military coup will occur in the recipient nation” 1 yet does not include any of the statistics behind the claim. Not being consistent with providing the evidence to support his claim makes it difficult to follow the logical