Com 156, Assignment Week 8

I will use definitions in my paper. The reason is many people know that they have the option to rent or buy a home but they are not all familiar with the terminology. Rental property, investment property, equity, and principal and interest (P&I) are all terms that many people may not be familiar with. The whole point of my paper is to try to persuade someone to buy a home instead of renting for the rest of their lives. I cannot persuade someone to do something if they cannot understand the points that I am trying to make. Therefore definitions, or at least a quick explanation, would absolutely benefit my paper. Also, if I use terms that the audience does not understand this can make them decide to stop reading or completely shut out the possibility of considering my ideas. I would not feel comfortable, or see the point, of reading a story in a language that I did not understand. The same applies to reading information in any essay. The point of creating a persuasive essay is to persuade the reader. This can only be done if the reader can comprehend the material.

I believe that compare and contrast could definitely work in my favor when trying to persuade the audience, it can also work against me. I do not want to list too many negative points about renting because that will make the reader think that I am trying to push my ideas on them. On the other hand, I do want to point out some of the major points that will help me persuade my audience. The trick is I need to list enough points to get my reader to change their mind without making them feel like I am completely tarnishing their primary ideas. The point-by-point compare and contrast would work well for my essay. Point-by-point allows me to list an idea to compare and contrast between two subjects before moving on to the next thought. This is a perfect way to prove my point. I noticed that I did not list many positive reasons renting would be a good idea.

There are some changes I would like to make to my essay. I want to go over the explanations that I have listed for certain words and see if it would benefit me to change those to definitions. I believe it would because it would show the reader that I was serious enough about the subject to do my research. I do not have a real estate license or degree in finance to add to my credentials. So, it would be a good idea to add a few things to show that I completed research before I came to the conclusion that buying a home was better than renting. I may need to add a few more positive ideas about renting. Even though, I do not believe that renting is a good idea I would still like my reader to feel that I am not completely closed to the idea of renting. I believe these changes I will make will help me create a better persuasive essay.