Persuasive Writing

  The article that I am writing about comes from a page from the Malaysian Business magazine. The writer is Azma Moir. In this article, we have a look on how our prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is being persuasive regarding the general election of year 2013. 

  First of all, his objective is try to convince Malaysians to vote for BN. Furthermore, he has a logical tone regarding how he is more experienced because he has been a member of the UMNO for 37 years already. Also, he is quite intimate because he is trying to reach out to the citizen of Malaysia. From saying about how he has been in the government for a long time and moving one step up at a time, we know that he is being serious regarding this matter. 

  On the other hand, his diction is quite casual rather than formal. We know this from his quote "spotting thick black hair" and "I have never stabbed anyone from behind." He is also trying to emit positive message from his speech.

How To Be A Good Writer

  To be a good writer, we have to present what we have written with clarity. We also have to present our information in a polite manner. No matter if we talk about logical or emotional, intimate or distant, serious or humorous and also objective or subjective, we have to vary the length of our sentences.
 

  Not only that, a good writer should present diction well. Word choices are very important when it comes to writing because word choice can either be informal, casual or formal. Words that have same denotation can have different annotation.
  

  There are three main concepts when it comes to writing, which are expository, persuasive or imaginative. Expository type of writing must explain all side of an argument or issue. On the other hand, persuasive is about convincing others to believe your side of argument or point of view. For imaginative, the sole purpose of it is to entertain, amuse or provoke audience. For each of these concepts, we have to be clear regarding its purpose, form and not to mention the audience.