Perhaps no tool of persuasion is more powerful than the counterargument. When a writer understands opposing viewpoints or arguments counter to their own, they appear to be fair and nuanced thinkers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-x3VRGy0cuTaKTsV7gupIZZqZ91dHVsKEHOoslkpoE/edit?usp=sharing
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Writer’s Tone
Google Drive file offering bite-sized lessons on writer’s tone—definition, common tone words, and short identification exercises. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-UNL9ukop0rB87Z79uUigHkytQIMiU6ygLUxsyyUeyY/edit?usp=sharing
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Google Drive file with concise mini-lessons on rhetorical appeals—ethos, pathos, and logos—featuring definitions, examples, and quick practice prompts. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1csuWOcruvpEjLH5SOsUSzv64OfYP5WEGgOQbZzViLS4/edit?tab=t.0
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Google Drive file with concise mini-lessons explaining key rhetorical devices, each with definitions, examples, and quick practice activities https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-x3VRGy0cuTaKTsV7gupIZZqZ91dHVsKEHOoslkpoE/edit?tab=t.0
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This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a placeholder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good book, perhaps Melville. That’s why they call it, the dummy copy. This, of course, is not the real copy for this entry. Rest assured, the words […]
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This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good book, perhaps Hemingway or Melville. That’s why they call it, the dummy copy. This, of course, is not the real copy for this entry. Rest […]
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