PPT-Argument Structure:

some debates and possible insight from language change Elly van Gelderen Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature Oslo 1 October 2015 Outline How linguists see Argument Structure Thetaroles and aspect. 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 . Kevin Rogers. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860). German Philosopher. View of OA:. Sleight of hand trick. Charming joke. Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970). “It is much easier to be persuaded that ontological arguments are no good than it is to say exactly what is wrong with them”. “Dispute it like a man.” . Macduff. responds gruffly, “But I must also feel it as a man.” (Mac. 4.3. 219-21. ). The Rhetorical Triangle-. (right . side). Pathos-Emotional . Argument (left side). Phil/RS 335. Why be good?. Like the design argument, the moral argument for . God. '. s . existence seems more directly rooted in our everyday experience than the more abstract considerations which generate the ontological and cosmological arguments.. Argument. The following describes 6 “moves” that should be included in your argument essay.. This does NOT mean 6 paragraphs; some may take more than one paragraph to accomplish while some take less.. 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.. Louise . Livesey. Academic Skills Adviser. This workshop . will:. Revist. 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. Deconstructing Information. Argument Structure. Review of homework reading: . Proposition. Premises. Conclusion. Inference. Conclusion Indicators and Conjunctives (indicate argument structure and composition. Elly van Gelderen. Argument Structure across Modalities. Amsterdam, 2 February 2018. Main claims. Lexical aspect is pre-linguistic and . innate and part of the C-I interface; . theta-structure follows from this. Secret to . Raising Smart Kids” by Carol S. . Dweck. “. Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better. ?”. -Carol S. . Dweck. Why this text?. Arguments come in many forms, from impassioned blogs to reasoned debates.. 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. The diachrony of argument structure Elly van Gelderen USTB, September 2019 Main claims Lexical aspect is pre-linguistic and innate and part of the C-I interface; theta-structure follows from this. 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:.