PRRRRFECT Quiz study guide October 3rd, 2012

Personal Experience Include in your essay an experience about the topic that will appeal to the reader’s heart with the goal of ultimately persuading this person to believe your side of the argument

Rhetorical questions A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is for persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply This challenges the reader and gets him/her engaged in the reading, asking themselves about the topic and maybe even put into the situation themselves

Rebuttal Using a rebuttal in your essay is essential, especially for topics the writer is dealing with that may be difficult to get someone to believe A rebuttal’s goal is to eliminate a contradictory statement to your topic in the reader’s mind Ex: You say, “Jill is ill” Reader thinks, “Jill is not ill because her eyes are not red.” You say, “Jill may not have red eyes, but this is a special type of disease that does not include an eye infection.”

Repetition Repetition is an important persuasive device that is written to burn your idea into the reader’s mind so that they will believe your statements that repeat which are short and to the point

Restatement Can be used to restate your controlling idea or topic in your concluding paragraph to ensure the reader understands your whole view on the subject before you finish the essay

Fact/Statistic Including facts and statistics makes your essay more believable, although they do not have to be exact figures, this makes the writer look knowledgeable as long as the writer uses reasonable values to represent the topic being explained

Elaboration Having a topic and elaborating on it are two different things All main body paragraphs of your essay must go in detail on your topic and must elaborate on your thesis statement, for this is the basis of a very strong essay

controlling idea The controlling idea is your view on the topic and is elaborated upon throughout your entire essay

Transitions Transitioning between paragraphs is important, because it will never confuse the reader and allows for a smooth transition Use words like: also, anyway, besides, certainty, finally, furthermore, hence, however, indeed, instead, likewise, meanwhile, moreover, nevertheless, next, now, otherwise, similarly, still, then, therefor, thus, etc.

PRRRRFECT Personal Experience Rebuttal Repetition Restatement Rhetorical Questions Fact/Statistic Elaboration Controlling Idea Transition

Now you’re prrrrfect! Good luck on the GHGWT!