PPT-Argument

Dr Yasir Ali Argument An argument is a list of statements called premises or assumptions or hypotheses followed by a statement called the conclusion P1 Premise P2 Premise . Hook . Claim. Concessions . Refutations. Support. Summary/Call to action. HOOK & CLAIM. Hook . = opening that grabs the reader’s attention and establishes a connection between the reader and writer. “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. !” . --from Dr. . Suess. ’ “The . Session . 3:. Using Evidence to Build . Arguements. Argument writers…. …give compelling evidence to prove their point. . …pour over research, finding the evidence will really support their claim. missing in thefollowing argument? Second, if there aresuppressed assumptions, what . In Visual Media . AP Language . Advertisers, politicians, advocates for causes, institutions like schools, and hospitals, even individuals use images to manipulate visual elements to communicate an idea or position and to influence a particular audience. . Spring ‘15. Essential Question. What elements of an argument make it different from other types of writing?. Learning Targets. I can identify the argument and specific claims.. Parts of an Argument. Constructing . an Argument. Louise . Livesey. Academic Skills Adviser. This workshop . will:. Revisit . what an argument is. Suggest ‘types’ of argument that an assignment can be built around. Offer strategies to apply evidence and theory into your written work. Shima. Al-Mubarak . Fatmah. Al-. Sakran. . Outline. . Culture and Argument. * Multicultural Argument. * Cultural Argument Patterns. * Culture and Values. * Developing Cultural Argument Competence . CRRAR. University of Windsor . October 9, 2014. Douglas Walton. Abstract. Even though tools for identifying and . analyzing. arguments are now in wide use in the field of argumentation studies, so far there is a paucity of resources for evaluating real arguments, aside from using . Finding the Middle Ground. Qualifying. Arguments assume differences of opinion, but an argument can find a middle ground between opposing sides. . Qualifying can add complexity and sophistication because it demonstrates a complete understanding of an issue.. Work from 1/8/2013. Read and annotate the following prompt, then brainstorm how you would create your argument for this essay. .. PROMPT. : In his 1985 essay "Being a Man," Paul Theroux argues that "The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful...Even the expression "Be a man!" ...[is] insulting and abusive. It means: Be stupid, be unfeeling, obedient, soldierly and stop thinking...It is a hideous and crippling lie; it not only insists on difference and connives at superiority, it is also by its very nature destructive--emotionally damaging and socially harmful." . Argument in its best academic, scholarly, or journalistic sense is not the same as an emotional argument or conflict between people. In general, it seeks to open a subject, not close it; to broaden a subject, not narrow it; and primarily to earn respect for a position, not necessarily defeat one.. AP Language & Composition. The Language of Composition. The Heroes of 2001 Stamp depicts a photograph taken at Ground Zero after the September 11. th. terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. Analyze the photograph’s argument, and explain why it IS or IS NOT an effective choice for a stamp for the U.S Postal Service. Why Argue?. Argument is not in itself an end or a purpose of communication. It is rather a means of discourse, a way of developing what we have to say. We can identify four primary aims or purposes that argument helps us accomplish:.