Does the Internet use persuasive writing?
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per‧sua‧sive   – \n-adjective \n1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument. \n–noun \n2. something that persuades; inducement. \n \n[Origin: 1580–90; ML persuāsīvus. \n\n—Related forms\nper‧sua‧sive‧ly, adverb \nper‧sua‧sive‧ness, noun \n\n—Synonyms 1. convincing, compelling, forceful.\nDictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)\nBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.\n\n\nYou are suggesting that this definition is used on the internet but not in magazines, however, I don’t see your point.\n\nThe various forms of writing that appear on the internet also appear in magazines, although correctly used language syntax is far more common in non-internet mediums than on the internet.  \n\nWhile there is some very fine writing on the internet, poor writing practices are far more common on the internet than in other mediums.  Writing all in the same case (upper or lower), without punctuation, with heavy use of undefined acronyms & abbreviations, and with little regard to language syntax are becoming increasingly common on the internet.    \n\nPersuasive is most effective and clearly making a point.  The poor writing practices of the internet negate such intent.  So, to me, persuasiveness is being better achieved off the internet.\n\nFurther, each medium has its own rules and goals.  Writing for a magazines is different than writing for the internet as is writing a movie script as is writing for a newspaper as is writing the narrative of a comic.
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Written evaluation is a critique of content only. Evaluating an entire website, on the other hand, must include ease-of-use for common features like site navigation and searching, as well as the effective use of color, font styles, and other artistic design considerations. And of course, download speed and the technologies used (Flash, Java, AJAX, etc) might come into play as well.
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Yes, we can write tons of pages related to network computing, most businesses and industry depends on it...☺
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My view is that the internet is opening more avenues of communication to teenagers and people with poor education, and both groups (with some exceptions) tend to spell poorly. \n\nIt's not that anyone's grammar is getting worse, but rather that we're being exposed more and more to the already existing bad grammar.
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http://www.echeat.com/essay.php?t=27940\n\nhttp://whirlwind.he.net/~ercarlso/student/Romeo_Juliet_Persuasive_Essay-Capulet.html\n\nhttp://www.allfreeessays.com/cgi-bin/htsearch
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ABSOLUTELY NOT! Even though I am a teenager and live for text messaging, there are just some cirumstances that are non-negotiable. It is sad enough that we live in a "point and click" world. I believe this has created a fear of networking within people. Therefore, we MUST keep the remaining forms of communication alive and APPROPRIATE. We CANNOT afford for our language to be destroyed by slang.
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It is intriguing. I have often thought about trying it, but it frankly scares me. I know there are things out there that I can't see...do I want to open myself up to them? I sure would be interested in hearing what you think as well. \n\nHere's a couple of cool sites on the topic:\nhttp://www.crystalinks.com/automatic_writing.html\nhttp://www.duke.edu/web/lit132/automatic.html
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...either by hand or on a computer.  You could write it by dictating the content to another person using either of the two tools listed above.
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why write one when there are literally hundreds out there on the web that already do this?\n\nhttp://internet.javascript.com has a lot.
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the diff between a persuasive paper and an argumentive paper is about what the motivation to talk about it is. if you're compairing it to someone else's oppinion, then it's arg. if you're just trying to get people to do or think about something, then it's pers.
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Certainly.  Some internet abbreviations have entered daily spoken language.  People are doing much more writing and much less speaking.  A new level of langauge (e-mail speak) seems to be developing.  Even amoung educated, careful speakers, a certain number of appreviations, symbols and careless spellings seems to have become accepted.  While some younger users are taking this to the point of incomprehensibility (if you are not in the know), this will probably level off.  The number of international users will change some English used on the Internet as new norms develop.  The Internet is a new community of speakers/writers, and as it develops, it will change.
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typing or public speaking.
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I teach college English, and I require my students (on at least one essay) to find at least one non-internet source. I'm guilty of going to the internet for everything, too, so I know how easy it is to sit in front of the computer and get it all done in one place. \n\nAt the same time, some libraries have fantastic resources, and the perfect one for your essay may be sitting on the shelf, just waiting to be checked out. \n\nBut yes, I know most people rely on the internet to conduct research, as well as keep in contact with friends, get the news, etc.
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"Why Writing a Persuasive Paper is Important"\n\n( for learning how to present an argument) ( to be able to reason something out, to back it up with proof, etc )
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I guess they would use statistics to make arguements.  Stats can be a powerful persuasive tatic when trying to make a point.
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The site is used by people all over the globe. Many of them are not native English-speakers. But most of the others are kids and teens who really don't care about communicating correctly. They also have probably never been taught to write correctly. And they seem to enjoy using their own net-speak, which gives them a sense of community and identity that separates them from adults. And then there are those who are in a hurry to ask or answer questions. And finally, there are those who are too stupid, ignorant, or lazy to use correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation -- all the things that are required to communicate in writing.
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Just had a nose around the web. (see Links)\nMy first place I look now is always Google / Yahoo. I normally do a search with "wiki" followed by what I am after.\n\nThis normally brings up a Wikipedia entry on the subject. Its pretty comprehensive. \n\nTo me being on the internet is essential these days. And as the English language is the common language in use on the net (however 1 Billion new users are going to be using the net within 10 years, so its soon going to be Asian Languages)\n\nMy first rule then, is to read what you type before you send it, and make sure no-one else will take your message the wrong way. Double check if required..