Does the Internet use persuasive writing?

Question

Does the inernet use persuasive writing?
Writing for the web is not like writing for a magazine. Why?

Answer 1

per‧sua‧sive  –
-adjective
1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
–noun
2. something that persuades; inducement.

[Origin: 1580–90; ML persuāsīvus.

—Related forms
per‧sua‧sive‧ly, adverb
per‧sua‧sive‧ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. convincing, compelling, forceful.
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You are suggesting that this definition is used on the internet but not in magazines, however, I don’t see your point.

The various forms of writing that appear on the internet also appear in magazines, although correctly used language syntax is far more common in non-internet mediums than on the internet.

While there is some very fine writing on the internet, poor writing practices are far more common on the internet than in other mediums. Writing all in the same case (upper or lower), without punctuation, with heavy use of undefined acronyms & abbreviations, and with little regard to language syntax are becoming increasingly common on the internet.

Persuasive is most effective and clearly making a point. The poor writing practices of the internet negate such intent. So, to me, persuasiveness is being better achieved off the internet.

Further, each medium has its own rules and goals. Writing for a magazines is different than writing for the internet as is writing a movie script as is writing for a newspaper as is writing the narrative of a comic.

Answer 2

That's a debatable point. Yes, it uses persuasive writing, in the sense that I am trying to persuade you to believe what I say. But it isn't persuasive writing in the sense that advertising is.
Magazine writing involves telling a complete story. Writing for internet, and Yahoo! in particular, involves more of a question and answer format, with very few details, very little history, no character development, no suspense, no climax etc. And of course, writing for the web is not like writing for a magazine because magazines pay you for your writing ;-)

Answer 3

This sounds like a homework assignment, not an "Ask the Yahoo community for the answers" assignment! But I will help you out anyway with the 1st one. Yes, the Internet does use persuasive writing. Especially in online advertisements.

Answer 4

Sure it does, even though the internet mostly consist of informative writing. The internet is an information portal so there are people who would try to persuade someone to believe or do something. Shoot, go to e-bay and you will see all sorts of persuasive writing that wants you to believe that there product is the best so you can purchase it.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The internet absolutely uses persuasive writing...hello...ads!!

Answer 7

yes, is your looking at a website, it is most of the time the information is biased opinion becasue the person who created the information wrote it from his/her viewpoint when they posted it.

Answer 8

No, advertsiements do becuase its been shown to make money.