“Persuasion and Manipulation.” Please respond to the following:

Consider the elements of persuasive thinking with regard to your topic for your Critical Thinking paper.

Identify the values and needs of your audience.
Identify an appeal that you can make to your audience and explain why this might be an effective form of persuasion.
Identify a type of fallacy that you need to be aware of and should strive to avoid in your persuasive argument.

Discussion 2

“5 Steps of Persuasion.” Please respond to the following:

Explain how you will follow the five steps of persuasion in your Critical Thinking paper: 1) establishing credibility, 2) acknowledging the audience’s position, 3) constructing a rationale, 4) transplanting root elements, and 5) asking for a response.