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Rhetoric, Argument and Persuasion
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Recall an ArgumentRecall an argument that you’ve had lately.
Describe the circumstances leading to it. Now draw two columns; on one side, list your points, and on the other side, list the other side’s points. Evaluate the strengths and weakness of the argument.
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Staking your claimStake your claim in
the form of a thesis statement at the end of your introduction.
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Make sure that your claim is arguable
Must have a competing viewpoint
Must have an ethical component
Can’t be based on purely subjective standards
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Specific, Interesting and Manageable Claims
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Specific ClaimStates clearly and precisely what you will be
arguing.
Vague:
Parents of children who play hockey would like to have violence eliminated at all levels of the game.
Specific:
Fighting should be prohibited in hockey, since violence gives young hockey players a negative model and reinforces a win at all costs mentality.
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InterestingMust have a
specific audience in mind.
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ManageableDetermined by
specificity and interest; availability of sources and complexity of argument---nature of assignment.
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Define hard evidence and provide examples
Facts
Statistics
Authorities
Experts
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Define soft evidence and provide examples
Anecdotes
Examples
Illustrations
Case studies
Precedent
Personal experience
Analogies
Description
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Hypothesis
Unproved assumption and is not the same as fact
Analogy
A comparison to help your reader relate to or understand the point you are making.
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Refuting the opposing view
Acknowledgment
Point-by-point refutation