Using Stories, Statistics and Star Statements to Persuade Crafting convincing positions on the issues that you care about depends on backing up your thinking with evidence. While opinions are never right or wrong, the best are carefully supported with proof that is emotional and difficult to ignore. This handout will introduce you to three types of convincing evidence stories, statistics, and star statements. – Building Background Information During the course of this activity, about the impact that poverty has on individuals living in poor we’ll be talking countries. Specifically, looking at the damage that a lack of clean drinking water has on women in Eastern we’ll be Africa. In April of 2010, National Geographic published an article () and a short video () on this issue. Check them out now to build a bit of background knowledge. Exploring Different Types of Persuasive Evidence Using Stories to Persuade They may explain the impact that your topic Stories with the topic you are studying. share someone’s direct experiences has had on an individual or a community, or provide examples of the consequences of your topic in action. Stories are powerful bits of evidence a on an issue, making difficult ideas easier to imagine. because they “put face” Water.org is an international organization founded by actor Matt Damon that is Examples of stories in action: determined to make sure that people living in the developing world have access to clean water. To push their mission, Water.org has created a series of short videos about individual people who are struggling for access to clean water. Below are three of those stories. Birhane’s Story Women of Strength Story of Hope Atseda’s Questions to Consider Your Response Which of these three stories is the most memorable to you? Why did that story stand out? What was it about that story that made you think or feel deeply about the issue of – – providing clean water for people in poor nations? What do all of these stories have in common? How do those similarities influence you as a viewer? How do they make you feel about the issue of providing clean water for people in poor nations?
Using Stories, Statistics and Star Statements to Persuade Crafting convincing positions on the issues that you care about depends on backing up your thinking with evidence. While opinions are never right or wrong, the best are carefully supported with proof that is emotional and difficult to ignore. This handout will introduce you to three types of convincing evidence – stories, statistics, and star statements. Building Background Information During the course of this activity, we’ll be talking about the impact that poverty has on individuals living in poor countries. Specifically, we’ll be looking at the damage that a lack of clean drinking water has on women in Eastern Africa. In April of 2010, National Geographic published an article () and a short video () on this issue. Check them out now to build a bit of background knowledge. Exploring Different Types of Persuasive Evidence Using Stories to Persuade Stories share someone’s direct experiences with the topic you are studying. They may explain the impact that your topic has had on an individual or a community, or provide examples of the consequences of your topic in action. Stories are powerful bits of evidence because they “put a face” on an issue, making difficult ideas easier to imagine. Examples of stories in action: Water.org is an international organization founded by actor Matt Damon that is determined to make sure that people living in the developing world have access to clean water. To push their mission, Water.org has created a series of short videos about individual people who are struggling for access to clean water. Below are three of those stories. Birhane’s Story Women of Strength Atseda’s Story of Hope Questions to Consider Your Response Which of these three stories is the most memorable to you? Why did that story stand out? What was it about that story that made you think – or feel – deeply about the issue of providing clean water for people in poor nations? What do all of these stories have in common? How do those similarities influence you as a viewer? How do they make you feel about the issue of providing clean water for people in poor nations?
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