https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00 Made with a quick smile en-us 2022-04-24 08:05:32 UTC 2025-10-23 00:19:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f60a.png mellwoodtutor https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2155102523 Choose a news article from 2022 or 2021.
It can not be about Covid
It should be interesting and clear that it is a persuasive piece.
In your post: add the article link, note the contention of the article and list 3 persuasive techniques.
See my example]]> 2022-04-24 08:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2155102523 mellwoodtutor https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2155103858 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-24/young-people-politically-engaged-absent-election-campaign/101008836

Contention: Politicians should pay more attention to younger voters,  not the status quo

Persuasive Techniques:
Statistics
Expert Opinion
Pun]]> 2022-04-24 08:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2155103858 jotarostarp7 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156232352 Contention: You should eat fat bombs. Fat bombs can be beneficial to your health whilst being a good snack.

Persuasive techniques:
Statistics 
Logos
Quote


]]> 2022-04-25 09:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156232352 Minuka https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156234800 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-23/qld-federal-election-2022-political-advertising-scare-campaigns/101009470

Contention: Political Parties should not be allowed to mislead their audiences with false information.

Persuasive techniques:
Expert Opinion
Statistics and data
Comparisons ]]> 2022-04-25 09:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156234800 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156236566 https://www.aicpa.org/news/article/iwd-2022-strives-to-breakthebias-in-gender-equality

Contention:
The contention of this article in in regards to "breaking the bias" (speaking up) about Gender inequality and trying to attain gender equality. This article is aiming to break sterotypes, be inclusive, diverse and to all be equally valued, particually in the finance deparenment of this issue.

Persuasive techniques:
- Statisitics
- Expert Opinions 
- A call to action]]> 2022-04-25 09:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156236566 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156238861 https://news-decoder.com/decoder-love-of-economic-growth-can-hinder-climate-action/

Contention: Economic expansion can hinder climate action.

Persuasive Techniques: 
- repetition
- statistics 
- expert opinion ]]> 2022-04-25 09:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156238861 yashoperera7 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156239795 Contention: call on the government to finally let refugees settle in Australia and move on with their lives.

Persuasive Techniques:
Expert opinion
Rhetorical question
Visual/photo

]]> 2022-04-25 09:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156239795 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156240822 https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/03/10/death-on-the-nile-box-office-bomb-kenneth-branagh-gal-gadot-armie-hammer-johnny-depp-disney/?sh=47c7129320d9
Contention: For a movie with an all-star cast, it didn't do well at the box office and might have performed better if it was released earlier.

Persuasive techniques:
Facts and statistics
Comparisons
Rhetorical Questions]]> 2022-04-25 09:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156240822 sadevloch https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156241558 Contention: Johnny Depp is a liar

 Persuasive techniques: emotive language, hyperbole, quote ]]> 2022-04-25 09:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156241558 jotarostarp7 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156242428 Contention: Chicken nuggets are bad for your health. 

Persuasive techniques:
Expert opinion
Quote
Facts and data]]> 2022-04-25 09:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156242428 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156243975 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/22/why-wimbledons-ban-on-russian-tennis-players-is-wrong 

Contention: Banning Russian tennis players is a wrong decision as it is unhelpful to the tennis committee and has many other loopholes.

Persuasive techniques:
- Rhetorical Questions
- Comparison
- Emotive language/ description  ]]> 2022-04-25 09:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156243975 randilpal007 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156244188 Contention:
Both parties, Labor and Liberal, should begin promising policies that are on track to reach net-zero by  2050. Despite the majority of the population wanting more action on climate policies, neither side is willing to risk an extravagant promise. 
Persuasive Techniques:
Expert Opinion
Statistics
Jargon]]> 2022-04-25 09:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156244188 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156244434 Contention: Humans have learned very little from the ice age as poachers are becoming a bigger reason for animals such as rhinos to become extinct 

Persuasive Techniques:
Emotive language
Statistics
Expert Opinion]]> 2022-04-25 09:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156244434 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156244726 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/apr/23/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-recap-first-week

Contention: To inform people about backstory of the past years and whats currently happening in trial

Persuasive techniques:
Statistics
Research of both sides
Expert Opinion]]> 2022-04-25 09:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156244726 lindhuniabeykoon https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156245444 Contention: The security deal with China and Solomons Islands has affected Scott Morrison's status. 

Persuasive Techniques:
- Expert Opinion
- Statistics 
- Images/Videos 

]]> 2022-04-25 09:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156245444 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156248415 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/02/scientists-agree-climate-change-is-real-and-caused-by-people/

Contention:Climate change is inevitable and the strongly the result of human actions.

Persuasive Techniques:
Statistics
Expert Opinion
Generalisations]]> 2022-04-25 09:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156248415 rodriguesjeremy1 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156248529 Contention:
Australia's plans to reduce climate change is barely working 

Persuasive techniques:
- Public opinions
- Statistics
- Expert opinions]]> 2022-04-25 09:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156248529 methasaanuhaseee https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156248617 Contention: Both the Liberal and the Labour Party are underprepared to face the threats occurring in the present day.

Persuasive Techniques:

Expert Opinion
Statistics and Data
Comparison]]> 2022-04-25 09:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156248617 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156250475 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/09/sri-lanka-financial-crisis-protesters-call-for-gotabaya-rajapaksa-resignation-please

Contention: Sri Lankan's are calling for the registration of the current Sri Lankan President; 'Gotabaya Rajapaksa' for mismanaging the country leading to the worst financial crisis since independence.

Persuasive techniques: Expert opinion, statistics, emotive language]]> 2022-04-25 09:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156250475 https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156252064 Contention: Fasting can be an effective method of cleansing your body both physically and spiritually.

Persuasive Techniques:
Expert Opinion
Bias
Vested Interest]]> 2022-04-25 09:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156252064 kiarakuruwita https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156253668 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/opinion/oil-gas-energy-prices-russia-ukraine.html 
contention : Energy resources such as oil, gas and coal prices are affected too much by politics and less money should be spent on them. Instead more money should be spent on the transition to better energy resources that would be better for earth. Persuasive techniques: 
Statistics, Hyperbole, Cause and effect]]> 2022-04-25 09:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mellwoodtutor/l47ka368n3o14n00/wish/2156253668