Hey little Ant

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Hey Little Ant

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The clip begins with a single perspective by the male actor that ants are worthless and should be squished.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	For the kid one of the people that supports his argument is his mum. His mum tells him that ‘ants are rude’ and they steal and eat their crumbs and chips.
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The Ant gives a numbers of facts to the kid about why the Ant shouldn’t be squished.The ant says that a little bit of food can feed her whole cologne.   The male actor as well have a number of facts why he should squish the Ant. The child gives facts about the damage ants do such as damaging picnics.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	The audience (myself) may feel sorry for this Ant because of the size compared from the ant and the boy. The boy is intimidating to the ant and may look like a bully.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	The ant was in a situation. She was about to die from the kid squashing her with his shoe. So he had to persuade him quickly not to kill her.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	No