You've got this old bicycle and you want to post an online ad to sell it. You want to
describe the bike in a positive way so
someone will buy it, and you have to be
persuasive in your ad. After all, this is the
perfect bike for someone, right? At the same
time, you can't lie. For one, lying is wrong, but
also, as soon as that prospective buyer
shows up, he'll see that you lied and won't buy
the bicycle. What do you do?
You need to sell this bike and you want
to place an ad online How will you
describe it?
First, you should choose words with a positive connotation. For instance, you might
describe this bike as well-loved instead of rusty. That description makes it sound like
you actually regret having to sell it (even though it's falling apart).
Part of being persuasive is using descriptions like these. But you've also got to think
about your tone and diction. What can you say to convince someone that you're a
little bit sad to give up this great bike, but you just have to?
In 25 words or fewer, write an ad to sell this bike. Describe it using
words that have positive connotations