It provides commentary on a particular topic, often combining text, images and limks

Evaluate items like books or movies and state an opinion as to whether the product is worth the readers' time and money.

About current issues appear to newspapers and magazines

Uses logic, reasons, and emotions to convince readers to join the writer in a certain point of view.

Often about political issues, and usually includes emotionally charged appeals.

Tries to convince you to do or buy something

Tries to convince an audience to take actions

Captures the reader's attention

Responds to readers' concern and objections

Restates the thesis..

States the writer's assertion (belief) about the topic

Convince the readers that the thesis is correct

An appeal to do the right thing.

An appeal to logic

An appeal to the emotions