Persuasive text analysis

By: Gabriel Shrout and Alexis Simon

Bowling for Columbine

• Interviews

• Video clips

• Emergency call recordings

• Photos

• Facts

• Comparisons

Real deal evidence

• EmotionalI. Music

II. Tone

III. Visual evidence

• EthicalI. Interviews

II. Tone

III. presentation

Public Persuasion

Stop living in the state of fear

• Mass media coverage

• Gun sales

• Police interview

• Television producer interview

• Marilyn Manson interview

• Charlton Heston Interview

Proposed Solution

Evidence- 8/10

• Presented well

• Can be proven

Persuasive Appeal- 7/10

• Strong appeal

• Didn’t use all aspects of appeal

Proposed Solution- 5/10

• Could go several ways

• Didn’t have an exact solution

Was it worth it?

• Evidence-

Very commendable, strong, and played a major part in all

aspects of persuasion.

• Persuasive Appeal-

Had both the ethical and emotional appeal and flowed well with the tone for better persuasion.

• Proposed Solution-

Wasn’t very well understood but good have gone many ways with it.

Overall Outlook