1. Persuasion Vocabulary

2. Purpose (NOUN)
the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

3. Persuasion (NOUN)
being persuaded to do or believe something.

4. Audience (NOUN)
viewers or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie

5. Fact (NOUN)
the quality of being actual

6. Opinion (NOUN)
a view or judgment formed about something

7. Hook (NOUN)
First sentence of an essay or work. It grabs the reader’s attention.

8. Thesis (NOUN)
Last sentence of the introduction. It tells what the essay will be about.

9. Clinching statement (NOUN)
Last sentence of the conclusion/essay. Leaves the reader thinking.

10. Counter argument (NOUN)
To argue against the other side

11. Transitions (NOUN)
Words used to connect ideas, paragraphs, sentences, etc.

12. Manipulate (VERB)
To handle or control

13. Elicit (VERB)
Get a response from someone

14. Appeal (VERB)
make a serious or urgent request

15. Criticize (VERB)
point out the faults in someone

16. Emphasize (VERB)
give special importance

17. Illustrate (VERB)
explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures

18. Reinforce (VERB)
To strengthen

19. Cliché (NOUN)
phrase or opinion that is overused

20. Connotation (NOUN)
feeling that a word brings out

21. Anecdote (NOUN)
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

22. Rebuttal (NOUN)
When two people debate, one of them makes an argument, and the other follows with a rebuttal, which, plainly put, is the "no, you're wrong and this is why"

23. Perspective (NOUN)
a point of view, attitude toward something

24. Argument (NOUN)
a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

25. Formal (NOUN)
done in accordance with rules

26. Informal (NOUN)
having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature.

27. Debate (NOUN or VERB)
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints

28. Research (NOUN OR VERB)
investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

29. Relevance(NOUN)
connected with the matter at hand

30. Outcome (NOUN)
the way a thing turns out; a consequence.

31. Convince (VERB)
cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.