1. The style is passionate, emotional, and personal.
2. The purpose is to inform about both sides of an issue, while favoring your side and disfavoring
the other side.
3. This paper or speech uses personal connection and emotion to make its points.
4. Phrases commonly seen in this paper or speech include, 'While it's true that" and
"Opponents will claim" and "In spite of the fact that"
5. This type pf paper or speech seeks to make a connection by presenting information, opinions,
and personal examples on one side of an issue.
6. This paper or speech wants to convince the audience their side is right, and also encourage
them to do something.
7. The style is logical, professional, and detached.
8. This type of paper or speech has a call to action.
9. This paper or speech favors one side of an issue, while also discussing why the other side is
wrong, or is not the best.
10. This paper or speech seeks to inform using resources, claims, and counterclaims to support
their side of an issue and show the other side isn't right, or isn't the best choice.
11. The purpose is to convince an audience that your side of an issue is the right one, while
avoiding mentioning the other side's points.
12. Phrases commonly seen in this paper or speech include, “You can help" And "Do you
want..." and "We deserve better"
13. This type discusses both sides of an issue, explaining why one side is right, or better.
14. This type discusses only their side of the issue, hardly mentioning the other side at all.
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15. This type can use opinion and personal examples as their facts.
16. The type relies on fact, data, and information or examples from the experts.
17. This type wants to convince people to do something.
18. This paper or speech uses facts and data to make its points.
19. A phrase you might see in this type of speech or paper would be, "The other side saysbut
this is why they are not correct."
20. A phrase you might see in this type of speech or paper would be, "The best choice of action to
help make improvements is"
Each is either persuasive or argumentative!