HowToWriteAPersuasiveLetter

=How To Write a Persuasive Letter= =//According to Ed Madden//=


 * 1) Use facts (statistics) to back up your reasons
 * 2) Show that you are a credible source (with a personal story)
 * 3) Be definite in choosing a side
 * 4) Be true and honest; don't BS, don't reach for something (evidence) that's not there
 * 5) Show authority by backing up what you say
 * 6) Relate to your reader--with examples and stories they can identify with
 * 7) Relate to your reader--know who your readers are and how to reach them
 * 8) Connect your story with other people's stories
 * 9) Have a thesis and back it up
 * 10) Show you understand the other side of the argument so you don't seem one-sided; don't alienate or put down the reader
 * 11) Write a memorable ending
 * 12) Use style to make the writing memorable