What To Do If You Are Instructed To Write a Persuasive Memo MPT

What To Do If You Are Instructed To Write a Persuasive Memo MPT

This continues our MPT wildcard series and is the very last post in our series! We have already discussed every other wildcard task that you might see on the MPT! Here we discuss one that has shown up twice on the MPT: a persuasive memo MPT!

What To Do If You Are Instructed To Write a Persuasive Memo MPT

The persuasive memo was tested in February 2009 and July 2011. Thus, it is a semi-rare task and certainly not one that you are statistically likely to see. However, understanding exactly what it is can help relieve any anxiety walking into the exam and can give you a confidence boost if you do happen to see it on the exam!

A persuasive memo asks you to persuade someone of something. It contains components of both an objective memorandum (as the format is similar) and a persuasive brief (as the tone is similar). However, this differs from an objective memorandum because it is persuasive rather than objective. (So, you will not “argue both sides” – rather, you will argue one side.) And it is also dissimilar to a persuasive brief because it is not a brief—rather, it follows the “memo” format.

Thus, you will use components of both an objective memorandum and a persuasive brief.

The format for a persuasive memo is as follows:

TO: [Recipient]
FROM: Examinee
Re: MPT Name
DATE: July 24, 2018

Introduction

Note the purpose of the memo, the task, and arrive at a persuasive conclusion.

Discussion

Write a discussion section with persuasive headings. This will look similar to the argument section in a persuasive brief. Your headings should be complete sentences and make persuasive arguments. Then you should have a rule, analysis, and conclusion after each heading.

Conclusion

Summarize your arguments.

You can see that the format is very similar to an objective memorandum. However, the discussion section looks just like the “argument” section for a persuasive brief.

There is no need to separately memorize this format. If you memorize our MPT attack formats, you will know both the objective memorandum and the persuasive brief. You will simply have to remember to meld these two together if you happen to get the rare task of a persuasive memo on your MPT!

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