| Persuasive Paper Grading Criteria Logos
150: Bombproof. Good ideas, clearly explained. Assertions all backed up adequately with
explanation/ quotes/stats/anecdotal evidence (examples). Clear organization.
100: Pretty good ideas, fairly well developed, though some fluff may exist. Good
organization, though could have been made more clear.
50: Some good ideas but with major flaws, omissions, lack of clarity, logical
fallacies.
25: Bad, but a few spots worth extracting and starting over on.
Pathos
100: Bombproof. Paper is interesting to read. Depending on level of formality, style
contributes appropriately to an enjoyable reading experience. Topic is applied effectively
to readers’ interests, including values. Pathos contributes to overall persuasive
purpose.
75: Good. Not boring or at least not distracting from purpose. At least a hint of
values and/or concretes and some awareness of audience demonstrated.
50: Very dry and hard to get through. Too many be verbs. Some minor spots may detract
from purpose.
25: Pretty bad. Distracting or frustrating or something.
Ethos
50: Bombproof. Readers trust and respect author. They appreciate the effort and enjoy
the reading experience. Ethos advances the purpose.
35: Good. The paper is well established though author’s presence doesn’t
impact it much.
20: Author’s attitudes, sloppiness, etc. detract from purpose.
0: Readers despise author and/or become uncooperative.
Persuasive
50: Paper clearly succeeds in its purpose for its intended audience. Personal action
purpose clear and strong case made.
30: Fairly persuasive. Clear action purpose and readers will agree, but not necessarily
be moved to action due to lack of application, development, or overcoming barriers.
15: Unlikely readers will be moved to action. They will probably agree with the overall
idea, but either disagree or have doubts regarding some points or barriers. Or not even
know they were seriously expected to do something.
Total 350 Points Possible |