What is a good hook for an persuasive essay?

Answer 1

Compare your subject to a simile.

Here's a subject: Life

Ex.

Life is like a clock. It starts in the morning into the afternoon and eventually to night.

Morning refers to the early age of life as the afternoon refers to a young adult and night refers to an old man.

So what I'm saying is think of a simile and compare it to your subject. Hope that somewhat helped! -High school Freshman-

Answer 2

it depends on what kind of essay it's about. For example, if your essay is about dogs, you should write: Dogs, they are very smart animals in which they take care of you and others. And if its about something related to a kind of country that is really head that often you put: ___________, a wonderful country that has many sights, has ____ states. That is all i can help you with today.

Answer 3

ask a question to grab the reader's attention

For example if u r doing an essay about dress codes ask "Why should we have dress codes?"

Another good idea is to start with the quote of a famous person, for example: "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." by Lincoln, if you write your essay on a politics related issue.

Other popular essay hooks could be humorous or shocking statements to grab your reader's attention.

Answer 4

Nearly every successful "hook" in a piece of writing can be put into one of seven categories:

1. Anecdote

2. Quote from literature / other source

3. Analogy

4. Rhetorical question

5. Humorous / philosophical musing

6. Interesting statistic

7. Attention-Grabbing statement

For a persuasive essay, it is best to be concise and take an objective, third-person viewpoint. For this reason, I would recommend going with either a statistic (cited properly!), a musing on the effects of your paper's topic, a shocking statement that you'll back up later (or bring around full-circle at the conclusion of your essay) or a relevant quote. Anecdotes, rhetorical questions and analogies are fun, but they may end up breaking the third-person structure of your paper or making the introduction too long.

As always, make sure your thesis is tied in nicely at the end of the introduction!

Answer 5

A hook is what captures the reader of your essay

Answer 6

Hero's come in different shapes and sizes.

Answer 7

An important goal of education is the ability to think for oneself.

Answer 8

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