The key aspects of a Persuasive/Exposition text are...

• The writer aims to persuade the reader to feel, think or do something. 

• Only one side of an issue is presented. 

• The writing provides clear arguments/points as to why the reader should agree with them. 

• Evidence is provided to support each argument in the form of examples, verifiable facts, statistics or news articles.

• Language is persuasive, utilising subject-specific vocabulary, rhetorical language and high-modality verbs/adverbs to make the argument convincing.  Linking words help to structure the argument. 

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