• In my opinion, people spend too much time on technology.

• I think money would be better spent going on a holiday.

Personal Language- Is used to tell us what the writer thinks or feels.

• Firstly, I strongly believe that technology is making people less friendly.

• Secondly, technology is damaging our health.

• Lastly, technology is very expensive.

Sequence words -

Are used to put things in order.

Adjectives - describing words

• Technology is terrible because it's impossible to know what someone means without hearing their voice or seeing their face.

• Technology is damaging our health

Powerful Words -

Are used to add emphasis

Is used to strengthen an argument.

• New phones, laptops and gaming consoles cost millions of dollars. Everyone knows these break all the time

Exaggeration -

Makes things sound better or worse than they really are.

Present tense

Persuasive writing is always written in the present tense. As if you were speaking to someone in real life or something is happening right now.

• I strongly believe technology is making people less friendly.