Question

3. Types of persuasive appeals in writing DO NOT include (1 point)
a.the use of reason.
b.the use of emotion.
c.the use of force.

Answer 1

c.the use of force.

Answer 2

c.

Answer 3

I am sure that your teacher is going to choose C as the correct answer here, but I have a problem with that. The use of force, even if just a written threat, is probably the most persuasive of the three choices given. Agree with me or I will kill you. I will kill you, and your family, and all of your friends, unless you agree with me.
Now, if you thought that I was serious, wouldn't that be enough to persuade you?
It sure worked for Stalin, and Mao, and Castro, and Chavez, and Hussein, and ...