A PERSONAL STATEMENT

WRITE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY In recent years, most college campuses around the nation have moved to restrict or prohibit cigarette smoking on school grounds. Even in the open air, critics claim that smoking harms the natural envi- ronment in many ways. Assume that you are a student on a campus that has only slight restrictions where people can smoke, but is considering moving toward banning smoking across campus. You have just been selected to be part of a panel on this debate, and to prepare for it, you must write a five- paragraph persuasive essay taking a stand either way The essay should be written in third person. Even if it is your opinion, there is no need to say or keep saying “I think” or “I believe”. You are writing the piece so the reader knows this, and it only makes the writing more informal and wordy. The only exception to this is in case of personal anecdotal evidence which is appropriate to the context and logic. However, in this case, try to combine as many thoughts and sentences as possible creating more compound complex structures in order to minimize the use of personal pronoun. In addition, do not address the reader directly by using “you” or giving commands which is second person. •Tries to convince that the point or stand taken is the correct one. •More passionate and emotional (but guard against all-out emotional appeal propaganda).