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Chapter 3
Persuading Your Audience
Technical Communication,
13th Edition
John M. Lannon
Laura J. Gurak

Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning Objectives
 Appreciate the role of persuasion in technical

communication
 Identify a specific persuasive goal for your
document
 Anticipate how audiences may react to your
argument
 Respect any limitations such as company
rules or legal constraints
 Support your argument using evidence and
reason
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Learning Objectives (continued)
 Understand that cultural differences may

influence audience reactions
 Prepare a convincing argument

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Persuasion
Persuasion means trying to influence
someone’s actions, opinions, or decisions. In
the workplace, we rely on persuasion daily.

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Implicit and Explicit Persuasion
Almost all workplace documents have an
implicit or explicit persuasive goal:
Implicit persuasion assures readers that the

information provided is accurate, the facts are correct,
and the writer is fluent, competent, and knowledgeable.
Explicit persuasion seeks to win readers over to a
particular point of view about an issue that is in some
way controversial.

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Identify Your Specific
Persuasive Goal
Before you undertake writing a persuasive
document, first consider what you want it to
accomplish, and realize that goals may overlap.
Do you want to:
 Influence people’s opinions?
 Enlist people’s support?
 Submit a proposal?
 Change people’s behavior?

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Try to Predict Audience Reaction
and Expect Resistance
 Also consider how your audience might react

to your argument. Reaction depends on how
controversial the argument is or if it conveys
bad news. The audience will accept or resist.
 Audiences will accept an argument for any of
three reasons: compliance (acceptance
under pressure), identification (acceptance
for personal reasons), or internalization
(acceptance because the argument makes
good sense). Aim for internalization.
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Try to Predict Audience Reaction
and Expect Resistance (continued)
This graphic illustrates the three types of
audience acceptance:

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Know How to Connect
with the Audience
Three ways of connecting with an audience are
the power connection, the relationship
connection, and the rational connection.

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Allow for Give and Take
Make a balanced argument, with both sides of
the issue considered evenly and fairly:
explain the reasoning and evidence behind your

stance
invite people to find weak spots in your case, and to
improve on it
invite people to challenge your ideas

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Ask for a Specific Response but
Don’t Ask for too Much
 Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want when

making an argument. Let people know what
you want them to do or think.
 However, remember that any request that
exceeds its audience’s “latitude of
acceptance” is doomed.

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Recognize All Constraints
Constraints are limits or restrictions imposed
by the situation when you make an argument:
Organizational constraints: Constraints based on

company rules.
Legal constraints: Constraints based on the law.
Ethical constraints: Constraints based on honesty
and fair play.
Time constraints: Constraints based on the right
timing.
Social and psychological constraints: Constraints
based on audience.
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Support Your Claims Convincingly
The most persuasive argument will be the one
that presents the strongest case—from the
audience’s perspective. You must:
Offer convincing evidence: The evidence must have

quality, use credible sources, and be reasonable. Types
of evidence are factual statements, statistics, examples,
and expert testimony.
Appeal to common goals and values: Consider what
the audience also wants to accomplish and how they
feel.

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Consider the Cultural Context
Reaction to persuasive appeals can be
influenced by a culture’s customs and values.
Be aware of the following considerations:
Recognize that cultures differ
Understand the importance of face saving in all

cultures
Learn all you can about various business cultures

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Review Questions
1. What is the definition of persuasion?
2. What is the difference between implicit
persuasion and explicit persuasion?
3. What is identifying your persuasive goal
important and what are three types of
persuasive goals?
4. Why is it important to predict your
audience’s reaction?
5. What are the three types of audience
acceptance and how do they work?
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Review Questions (continued)
6. What are the three types of audience
connection and how do they work?
7. Why is it important to allow for give and take?
8. What are the five types of constraints on an
argument and what do they each mean?
9. In what two ways can you support your claims
convincingly?
10. What three things can you do to ensure you
consider the cultural context in an argument?
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Chapter 3: Persuading Your Audience

  • 1. Chapter 3 Persuading Your Audience Technical Communication, 13th Edition John M. Lannon Laura J. Gurak Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 2. Learning Objectives  Appreciate the role of persuasion in technical communication  Identify a specific persuasive goal for your document  Anticipate how audiences may react to your argument  Respect any limitations such as company rules or legal constraints  Support your argument using evidence and reason Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 3. Learning Objectives (continued)  Understand that cultural differences may influence audience reactions  Prepare a convincing argument Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 4. Persuasion Persuasion means trying to influence someone’s actions, opinions, or decisions. In the workplace, we rely on persuasion daily. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 5. Implicit and Explicit Persuasion Almost all workplace documents have an implicit or explicit persuasive goal: Implicit persuasion assures readers that the information provided is accurate, the facts are correct, and the writer is fluent, competent, and knowledgeable. Explicit persuasion seeks to win readers over to a particular point of view about an issue that is in some way controversial. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 6. Identify Your Specific Persuasive Goal Before you undertake writing a persuasive document, first consider what you want it to accomplish, and realize that goals may overlap. Do you want to:  Influence people’s opinions?  Enlist people’s support?  Submit a proposal?  Change people’s behavior? Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 7. Try to Predict Audience Reaction and Expect Resistance  Also consider how your audience might react to your argument. Reaction depends on how controversial the argument is or if it conveys bad news. The audience will accept or resist.  Audiences will accept an argument for any of three reasons: compliance (acceptance under pressure), identification (acceptance for personal reasons), or internalization (acceptance because the argument makes good sense). Aim for internalization. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 8. Try to Predict Audience Reaction and Expect Resistance (continued) This graphic illustrates the three types of audience acceptance: Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 9. Know How to Connect with the Audience Three ways of connecting with an audience are the power connection, the relationship connection, and the rational connection. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 10. Allow for Give and Take Make a balanced argument, with both sides of the issue considered evenly and fairly: explain the reasoning and evidence behind your stance invite people to find weak spots in your case, and to improve on it invite people to challenge your ideas Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 11. Ask for a Specific Response but Don’t Ask for too Much  Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want when making an argument. Let people know what you want them to do or think.  However, remember that any request that exceeds its audience’s “latitude of acceptance” is doomed. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 12. Recognize All Constraints Constraints are limits or restrictions imposed by the situation when you make an argument: Organizational constraints: Constraints based on company rules. Legal constraints: Constraints based on the law. Ethical constraints: Constraints based on honesty and fair play. Time constraints: Constraints based on the right timing. Social and psychological constraints: Constraints based on audience. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 13. Support Your Claims Convincingly The most persuasive argument will be the one that presents the strongest case—from the audience’s perspective. You must: Offer convincing evidence: The evidence must have quality, use credible sources, and be reasonable. Types of evidence are factual statements, statistics, examples, and expert testimony. Appeal to common goals and values: Consider what the audience also wants to accomplish and how they feel. Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 14. Consider the Cultural Context Reaction to persuasive appeals can be influenced by a culture’s customs and values. Be aware of the following considerations: Recognize that cultures differ Understand the importance of face saving in all cultures Learn all you can about various business cultures Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 15. Review Questions 1. What is the definition of persuasion? 2. What is the difference between implicit persuasion and explicit persuasion? 3. What is identifying your persuasive goal important and what are three types of persuasive goals? 4. Why is it important to predict your audience’s reaction? 5. What are the three types of audience acceptance and how do they work? Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • 16. Review Questions (continued) 6. What are the three types of audience connection and how do they work? 7. Why is it important to allow for give and take? 8. What are the five types of constraints on an argument and what do they each mean? 9. In what two ways can you support your claims convincingly? 10. What three things can you do to ensure you consider the cultural context in an argument? Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Notas del editor

  1. This chapter is based on the latest findings in rhetoric, social science, and communication theory. Treated here are interpersonal problems routinely confronted by writers in the workplace. Students need to understand that any piece of writing can be redefined by each reader—depending on that reader’s biases, preferences, motives, or attitude. To introduce the notion of interpersonal problem solving, consider saying something like this: Your suggestions or ideas might impress one reader while enraging or offending someone else. Your major task as a writer is to do everything you can to ensure that your document has the effect you intend on your audience. Even the clearest and most informative communication can spell disaster if a writer has ignored the situation’s political realities. Audiences are wondering “What do I think about the person making the argument?” “Do I like and trust this person?” “Does this person seem to know what he or she is talking about?” “Is this person trying to make me look stupid?” Effective communicators are effective critical thinkers; they know how to ask for things, or how to instruct or warn or direct or advise. They know how to avoid asking for too much, how to respect a situation’s constraints, and how to support their claims convincingly.
  2. Answers 1. The act of attempting to influence someone’s actions, opinions, or decisions. 2. Implicit persuasion assures readers that the information provided is accurate, the facts are correct, and the writer is fluent, competent, and knowledgeable. Explicit persuasion seeks to win readers over to a particular point of view about an issue that is in some way controversial. 3. Before you undertake writing a persuasive document, you need to first consider what you want it to accomplish. The four types of persuasive goals are 1) influence people’s opinions, 2) enlist people’s support, 3) submit a proposal, and 4) change people’s behavior. 4. If you can predict their reaction, you can know if they’ll accept or resist your argument. 5. Compliance (the audience accepts under pressure), identification (the audience accepts for personal reasons), and internalization (the audience accepts because the argument makes good sense).
  3. Answers (continued) 6. The power connection (the audience accepts out of compliance), the relationship connection (the audience accepts out of identification), and the rational connection (the audience accepts out of internalization). 7. It allows you to make a balanced argument, with both sides of the issue considered evenly and fairly. 8. Organizational constraints (constraints based on company rules), legal constraints (constraints based on the law), ethical constraints (Constraints based on honesty and fair play), time constraints (constraints based on the right timing), and social and psychological constraints (constraints based on audience). 9. Offering convincing evidence and appealing to common goals and values. 10. Recognize that cultures differ, understand the importance of face saving in all cultures, an learn all you can about various business cultures.