Journal #11 Logic/Reasoning vs. Emotion

There are two main ways to support your main point in an essay: logic/reasoning and emotion. If you are writing a persuading essay then you will more than likely be using one of these techniques or maybe even both. I personally believe logic/reasoning is the best way to support your side of the story if you are trying to persuade someone. If you use logic/reasoning then you can actually have proof to back up your point. Usually logic/reasoning then it is usually factual and you can back up your point. Plus I also think that usually logic and reasoning persuades the reader more because, you actually have facts to back it up not just emotion. Using emotion can also be a very powerful way to persuade someone to see your side of the argument or to persuade them. If you are powerful speaker and writer with your emotions then emotion is probably a much better route to take when you are supporting your essay. Also through the years many generations used these two types to support their arguments. The Puritans infamously used emotion over logic and reasoning to support their arguments. Their religion was so strong that they used it to support their arguments they made. The used emotion and religion to try and persuade or support their topic or argument that they are trying to make. They used their emotion towards religion and how they believed everything came from God that they use them in almost every written work they produced. They used religion and emotion to support their arguments in novels, stories, poetry and any other works that they did. The Enlightenment was famous for having people very logically and reasoned very well. The people of the Enlightenment carried this over to their support in their literary works. They included very logical and reasonable support that is usually backed up. With these two main types of support, you can use either one logically for support, it just depends on your preference.