# Getting Started in Persuasive Writing Prove to your audience that your position on an issue is correct, so the support for your argument must be convincing and trustworthy Be convincing Be trustworthy ### Offer rational and sound support for your position. ### Clearly state your position ### Counter opposing views ## provide support through descriptive details - explain your issue examples - give a visual impression with an example logical, rational reasoning - # Choose a topic 1. your campus 2. your hometown or college town 3. nation or international issues Genreate Ideas