Persuasive Essays Are Pointless
The definition of "persuade" in Webster's New College Dictionary is: To induce one to believe or do something; to argue into an opinion or procedure; to plead with, urge. I have always thought that someone who let his own opinion be changed by someone else is a person who lacks a strong will. I understand that some people have a certain talent for convincing other people, but I personally would not change my mind about a subject unless I was unsure about that subject in the first place.
I became aware of one personal trait when writing this paper -- that is I do not really care about much. I have no intention of letting other people know about the few things that I do care about either. I found it pointless to try to write a persuasive essay about a subject for which I do not care. The only thing I could think to try to convince people to do was to refuse to write a persuasive essay ever again. I faced a kind of moral paradox with this, though. If I wrote a persuasive essay telling people not to write persuasive essays, what kind of example would I be? I was convinced that I was not going to do this paper, but in a showing of my own lack of will, I was bribed into writing this essay. (I find myself getting bribed into doing a lot of schoolwork these days.) I realize that teachers would be angry about this somewhat counterproductive essay, but nevertheless students should refuse to write persuasive essays unless their own will convinces them to do so.
People of my age do not really have many reasons to complain. Most persuasive essays written by adolescents are fluff in the eyes of authority anyway. Sure,
Reviews of: "Persuasive Essays Are Pointless"
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that was awesome. very nice and well written essay with plenty of good points. awesome work
This essay is definitely something I could see myself writing. I just wish there was a way to use relevant sources and citations.
Along with the persuasive essay. The ethical essay or argument is in the same boat. Do we really think we can influence a persons ethics?
Nice, i agree with you. If only teachers listened
This is probably the best essay in this entire website! It was definitely enjoyable to read and the grammar itself was top-notch. What a great idea for a persuasive essay! Good Job!
I liked your essay but I would recommend next time to keep the "i"'s out of the essay, your personal opinion sometimes pushes the reader away.
A good persuasive paper.
you are saying a persuasive essay is a bad assignment but you write a persuasive essay about hating these types of essays, a little bit confusing if you ask me
its an all good essay again, liked it cause its all true
I would like every teacher to read this essay, its great!
I was looking around for some ideas for a persuasive essay and this one caught my eye. Very cute, I like how you turned the tables on the assignment, very original, good call!
Good point. However, The reason why students write persuasive speeches or papers in school is not because they care for the subject (if they do, great!), it's so that they can practice the technique. Take it from a tenth grade student that has to hand in a speech by Monday. Think about it though, if students don't practice persuasiveness in writing because they didn't care about the topic, how would they be able to write say a persuasive speech on "The Global Meltdown" effectively.
My English teacher always says, "You may not care for what you're being taught now, but you'll be glad for it in the future"
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Possibly one of my favorite essays in a while, thought it was actually pretty funny in some parts but it is able to keep it serious in important parts. I love it!! Thanks for this great addition to the site!
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