The word "pamphlet" comes from the phrase "pamm filego" (lat.) - "I ignite everything." One of the main features of this genre is high emotionality. However, in such a text, it is not enough to maintain the intensity of passions. You need to be able to use a set of arguments and comic means.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a theme for your pamphlet. In the texts of this genre, socio-political problems are considered. Choose a situation that belongs to this area and makes you feel resentful or just disagree. An emotional attitude to the issue under consideration is a prerequisite. Do not confuse the socio-political sphere with problems of a moral and ethical order - this is no longer the subject of a pamphlet, but a feuilleton.
Step 2
Gather all the facts on the topic. Despite the fact that the text will express a subjective point of view, you need argumentation and a full range of objective information so that the reader, having understood the question, could assess how right you are. It will also prevent possible attacks from opponents - the more accurate and complete the actual series presented in the text, the less chances your opponents will find an error in your reasoning.
Step 3
After analyzing all the collected information, identify the logical connections and find their violation, which led to the problem situation. Your goal is to draw the attention of readers to this error and call for its correction with the help of a pamphlet.
Step 4
However, if you straightforwardly fulfilled this goal by writing straightforwardly about the problem and its solution, you would end up with an analytical article. To create a pamphlet, you must follow the rules for constructing the text. The introduction should lead the reader to the topic of the pamphlet. You can tell in a few sentences about the moment the problem arose or give some bright facts that illustrate it.
Step 5
In the main text, show the reader the logical connection of the collected facts, speculate about the causes of the problem, the actors and the motives of their actions, suggest how the situation will develop further and how the problem can be solved.
Step 6
A distinctive feature of the pamphlet is polemic. Prove your point of view by refuting the opinion of your opponent (this can be a specific person or a group of people expressing the same opinion). At the same time, you must show your unequivocally negative attitude towards the source of the problem and cause a sharp dislike in the reader. At the same time, the author's opinion is expressed with the help of satirical techniques - sarcastic digressions, remarks, ironic comments. Use subtext to convey your opinion to the reader when it is impossible to speak openly. Here artistic means will come to your aid - metaphors, allusion, comparisons, etc.
Step 7
You can use forms typical of literature - write a pamphlet “disguised”, for example, as a fairy tale, piece of a play, fable or myth. Thus, you will be able to more widely use the subtext, making the heroes of a real situation fictional characters and putting on a "author's mask" as a narrator. Such a mask will prompt the reader which point of view you are advocating and at the same time create an additional comic effect, emphasizing the absurdity of the problem situation.
Step 8
In order to write a pamphlet, it is not enough for the author to have only the talent of a satirist who will ridicule his opponents. Since the topic of the pamphlet lies in the political sphere, it is necessary to have a broad outlook and be well versed in the socio-political situation in the country and the world. An ironic commentator must also become a good analyst.
