Technical and argumentative essay questions
- Why is understanding the fundamentals of persuasion and argumentation necessary in technical writing?
- In analyzing the audience for a persuasive document, what broader goals is the write hoping to achieve?
- In planning a persuasive document, what constraints must the writer consider? Please be precise.
- What are the elements of a persuasive argument? Briefly explain each.
- A successful persuasive document must avoid logical fallacies, name them.
- What is persona? What characteristics would help a writer to demonstrate, as well as establish, an attractive persona to his or her audience when preparing a persuasive document?
- What are the elements of a coherent paragraph?
