PHI-105 Types of Communication Table
In order to write a quality persuasive essay that incorporates critical thinking, you must include a mixture of informative, explanatory,
and persuasive statements because to persuade someone you must:
a) Inform them about the topic
b) Explain your argument
c) Persuade your audience to your point of view.
Directions:
1. Use the table below to do the following:
a) Choose a concept and write an informative statement, an explanatory statement, and a persuasive statement for the concept
in the appropriate boxes. An example has been completed for you in red.
b) In part b of the table, select a concept from the draft of your persuasive essay and provide an example of one informative
statement, one explanatory statement, and one persuasive statement based on the concept you chose.
c) As discussed in the module lecture, language is intertwined with critical thinking. In part c of the table, in 200-250 words
explain the relationship between informative, explanatory, and persuasive statements and critical thinking.
Concept Informative: Explanatory: Persuasive:
(Just the facts) (Description of the facts) (Position on the facts)
Example Concept Baseball Baseball is a sport There are many ways to Quality pitchers are
involving 9 players score runs in baseball. more important than
positioned in various The most efficient way is power hitters, because
places on a field, who for your team to get a keeping runs off the
are attempting to keep series of base hits board could give the
the other team from eventually bringing pitcher’s team more
advancing bases. runners home. In order opportunity to win.
to do this, players must Teams that have better
have good hitting ability, pitchers almost always
running ability, and end up being the better
judgment. team.
,
In order to write a quality persuasive essay that incorporates critical thinking, you must include a mixture of informative, explanatory,
and persuasive statements because to persuade someone you must:
a) Inform them about the topic
b) Explain your argument
c) Persuade your audience to your point of view.
Directions:
1. Use the table below to do the following:
a) Choose a concept and write an informative statement, an explanatory statement, and a persuasive statement for the concept
in the appropriate boxes. An example has been completed for you in red.
b) In part b of the table, select a concept from the draft of your persuasive essay and provide an example of one informative
statement, one explanatory statement, and one persuasive statement based on the concept you chose.
c) As discussed in the module lecture, language is intertwined with critical thinking. In part c of the table, in 200-250 words
explain the relationship between informative, explanatory, and persuasive statements and critical thinking.
Concept Informative: Explanatory: Persuasive:
(Just the facts) (Description of the facts) (Position on the facts)
Example Concept Baseball Baseball is a sport There are many ways to Quality pitchers are
involving 9 players score runs in baseball. more important than
positioned in various The most efficient way is power hitters, because
places on a field, who for your team to get a keeping runs off the
are attempting to keep series of base hits board could give the
the other team from eventually bringing pitcher’s team more
advancing bases. runners home. In order opportunity to win.
to do this, players must Teams that have better
have good hitting ability, pitchers almost always
running ability, and end up being the better
judgment. team.
,
