Introduction to College Writing - PowerPoint Presentation

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Introduction to College Writing

ENC 1101FIUTue & Thu. 3:00 – 5: 00p.m.

Week 7Slide2

March 9&11 Agendas

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Study CardsJump Drives & Books:Research Process, Source Cards, & Library PassesThe EW pp. 465 -475Chaps.48 - 51

Research Writing: My Problem or Question/Your Solution/Questions

Group Work for

IWinF

Presentations -------------------------------

Tuesday

The EW EX. 30.5 [p. 293]IWinF Presentations Classical ArgumentationsA&B [p. 213]Classical Argument Jumble------------------------------- O.O.C: Writing an Argument Exam #2 next week

ThursdaySlide3

Research Writing

Brainstorm your topic, write on a sheet of paper then pass to 2 partners, let them help you come up with questions to answer in your research.

See Research Writing PresentationSlide4

Research Writing On a sheet of paper, decide on a topic of interest.Pass your page around to 2 others to have them give you possible angles, questions, or ways of approach for your topic. Slide5

Group Work for IWinFSEE YOU NEXT CLASSSlide6

March 11 AgendaThe EW EX. 30.5 [p. 293]

IWinF

Presentations Classical ArgumentationsA&B [p. 213]Classical Argument Jumble

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O.O.C

: Writing an

Argument

ThursdaySlide7

aDJECtives & AdVErbsThe Everyday Writer Ex. 30.5 [p. 293]Slide8

PoiseKnowledge of Process/Passion for TopicAccuracy of DataElegance/Professionalism of Presentation

Informational Writing in the Field

IWinF PresentationsSlide9

Classical ArgumentsThe Greeks argued and created the dynamic for argumentation used in our Modern world today.

Argumentation involves 2 components:

(a) Truth seeking & (b) persuasion Slide10

Truth SeekingA diligent, open-minded, and responsible search for the best course of action or solution to a problem, taking into account all the available information and alternative points of view.

PlatoSlide11

PersuasionThe art of making a claim on an issue and justifying it convincingly so that the audience’s initial resistance to your position is overcome and they are moved toward your position.

SocratesSlide12

Stages of Development of an ArguerStage 1: Argument as personal opinion

Typically expressing strong personal opinion but have trouble justifying their opinions with reasons and evidence and often create short, undeveloped arguments that are circular, lacking in evidence, and insulting to those who disagree.

Stage 2: Arguments structured as

claim supported by one or more reason

Drastic change in argumentative skill because the writer

can now produce a rational plan containing point sentences (the reasons) and particulars (the evidence).

A&B (pp. 209 & 210)

Stage

3: Increased attention to truth seekingIncreasingly engaged with the complexity of the issue as they listen to their classmates’ views, conduct research, and evaluate alternative perspectives and stances. They are often willing to change their positions when they see the power of other arguments.Slide13

Stages of Development of an Arguer

Stage

4: Ability to articulate the unstated assumptions underlying their arguments

Arguments must be persuasive and are based on an assumption,

value, or belief (often unstated) that the audience must accept

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Arguers usually identifies and analyzes their own assumptions and those of their intended audiences. They gain increased skill at accommodating alternative views through refutation or concession.Stage

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Ability to link an argument to the values and beliefs of the intended audience.They are able to link arguments to their audiences’ beliefs and values and to adapt structure and tone to the resistance level of their audience. They appreciate how delayed-thesis arguments or other psychological strategies can be more effective than closed-form arguments when addressing hostile audiences. A&B (pp. 209 & 210)Slide14

Argument ModelWriting an argument:

Find an Arguable IssueState a Claim – your position on the issueArticulate the reasons – one view, another view, still another view

State Opposing viewRespond to Opposing Views, counterarguments, alternatives viewsConclusion

A&B [p. 228, fig. 8.1]Slide15

Informal FallaciesPost Hoc

, Ergo Propter Hoc (

After this, Therefore Because of This) – mistaking sequence for cause. Assuming that because one event happened before another it caused the second.Hasty Generalization – refers to claims based on insufficient or unrepresentative data.

These are instances of murky reasoning

that can cloud an argument and lead to unsound conclusions.

Top 10 FallaciesSlide16

3. False Analogy –Irrational comparisons to prove a point.4.

Either/Or Reasoning –Reducing a complex, multi-sided issue to only two positions without acknowledging other alternatives.5.

Ad Hominem (“Against the Person”) –When people cannot find fault with an argument, they sometimes attack the other arguer.Informal FallaciesTop 10 FallaciesSlide17

6. Appeals to False Authority and Bandwagon Appeals – fallacies that offer as support the fact that a famous person or “many people” already support it.7. Non Sequitur (“It Does Not Follow”) –Fallacies that occur when there is no evident connection between a claim and its reason.

8. Circular Reasoning –

Giving a claim, then, as your reason, you restate the claim (redundancy).Informal FallaciesTop 10 FallaciesSlide18

9. Red Herring – Raising unrelated or irrelevant points deliberately to throw an audience off track (intentional digression).10. Slippery Slope –

Alluding to the fear that a step in one direction we don’t like will inevitably lead to another step without stopping (fear tactics)

Informal FallaciesTop 10 FallaciesSlide19

Classical Argument Jumble

Create a poster of the 10 fallacies and with your group, place the following scenarios in the right columns.Slide20

o.o.c:Write an argument based on a teacher-provided topic.

SEE YOU NEXT CLASS