PPT-Analysis of Argument

A Guide for Students The Task Analyze how the author builds her argument Look for evidence factsstatistics examples reasoning connecting evidence to claim stylistic or persuasive elements. OH YEAH. Recap. Small child asking you why. What is analysis?. Internal aims of analysis:. 1. Prove argument is true. 2. Prove argument is important. External (strategic) aims of analysis:. 1. Make the argument strong enough that it is invulnerable to attack. Comparative Essays. English . 345 Essay Workshop. Clear sense of why writers have selected two specific films for comparison; analyzing films together allows writer/readers to recognize something about each they may not have previously considered.. "the ability to see or identify in any given circumstance the available means of persuasion.” . Aristotle. Rhetorical Triangle. puts . into a generalized framework the interactions among various actors and devices in persuasion. . Argument Types . and Fallacies. Richard Weaver’s Argument Types. Definition. – unchanging qualities or essences; platonic ideal. Ex: The nature of justice, or beauty, or freedom. (Lincoln: human nature). about. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 11 (2012), 145 - 154. Ursula Wingate. King’s College London. Concepts of ‘argument’. Single claim: a . proposition is supported by grounds and . “Not . an inch to the west! Not an inch to the east! . I’ll stay here, not budging! I can and I will . If it makes you and me and the whole . world. . stand still!” . Position/Claim . . Claim – Reason - Foundation. Consider this argument:. Because average temperatures across the globe have been rising steadily over the last 100 years, Americans should reduce the amount of CO2 they are putting into the atmosphere.. Document Analysis. Document Analysis in AP US History isn’t difficult and you will use the same steps each time you analyze a document.. We use the anagram H.I.P.P.O which stands for:. (H). istorical. Diane Litman. Professor, Computer Science . Department. Co-Director, Intelligent Systems . Program . Senior Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center . University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, . The Task. Analyze how the author builds . the argument.. Look for:. evidence (facts/statistics, examples). reasoning (connecting evidence to claim). stylistic or persuasive elements. appeals. word choice. Document Analysis. Document Analysis in AP US History isn’t difficult and you will use the same steps each time you analyze a document.. We use the anagram H.I.P.P.O which stands for:. (H). istorical. The Task. Analyze how the author builds her argument. Look for. evidence (facts/statistics, examples). reasoning (connecting evidence to claim). stylistic or persuasive elements. appeals. word choice. The Task. Analyze how the author builds her argument. Look for. evidence (facts/statistics, examples). reasoning (connecting evidence to claim). stylistic or persuasive elements. appeals. word choice. Building an argument. Constructing Arguments. Trust (ethos). Feelings (pathos). Truth (logos). Review: Three Approaches to Rhetorical Analysis. Review: Establishing Authority. “Situated ethos”. : The authority you carry with you.