In previous modules, you have seen a sample of an argument analysis. Now it's your turn to write your own Argument Hando
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:13 am
In previous modules, you have seen a sample of an argument analysis.
Now it's your turn to write your own Argument Handout Analysis.
1. Read and evaluate this article <https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... d=72051613>
<https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... d=72051613> (Links to an external site.) <https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... d=72051613>
<https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... 051613>and apply the five principles of argument to it. Post your response by clicking on "REPLY" below. NOTE: The writer of the article will inform your discussion of ethos. Ethos is the writer's crediblity. See below for how to evaluate the author's ethos.
2. It is critically important that you DO NOT express your opinion on the issue. If this article leans to the far left and you personally lean to the far right, you must avoid making an argument against it. The point for this assignment is for you to learn how to apply the principles of argument to an article. (Don't worry, you will have a chance in your final essay to argue your own point of view). For now, we are just trying to get used to recognizing the principles at work (or not at work) in a given article. You may find that the author does well with some of the principles but not so well with others. For example, an author may avoid discussing a key counterargument because it happens to be valid and thus goes against his/her argument. It is considered a weakness of the author to avoid discussing and not being able to refute a counterargument.
3. Refer to each of the five principles of strong argument in your post. Be sure to use the terms: position, evidence, counterargument/refutation, ethos, pathos, logos, and order of ideas.
•Take a strong position. Look for a sentence or two that reflects the overall argument.
•Establish strong evidence to support a position. Remember, writers who publish articles don't necessarily have to have citations. It's excellent to refer to a source by name but you can also just find facts that the writers state. Editors of publications check those facts.
•Address and refute the counterargument. It may not be an exact opposite side but a lesser position. In gun control, the opposite side is either less or more control not necessarily NO GUNS. An interesting way to find counterargument, look for transitions of contrast such as "but," "yet," "however," and "although" (to name a few). They show two sides. It may be to contrast the argument or to contrast the counterargument, but it will show contrast.
•Consider how the ethos (the author's credibility), pathos (emotional appeal including pity, sadness, frustration, joy, empathy, and so on), and logos (logical appeal, what sounds reasonable and fair) translate meaning to the reader/listener. For the fourth principle of argument, keep in mind that the author and/or the company they represent are the ethos, the emotions they provoke in the article are appeals to pathos, and the logic and reason used are the appeals to logos. NOTE: to examine ethos, read the bio of the writer that appears at the start of the article, or by clicking on the author's name, or Googling the author.
•Order the ideas in your argument well. Many arguments either go from the weakest to strongest point or vice versa.
4. Post your response (2 full pages) to Discussions
Now it's your turn to write your own Argument Handout Analysis.
1. Read and evaluate this article <https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... d=72051613>
<https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... d=72051613> (Links to an external site.) <https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... d=72051613>
<https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-black-c ... 051613>and apply the five principles of argument to it. Post your response by clicking on "REPLY" below. NOTE: The writer of the article will inform your discussion of ethos. Ethos is the writer's crediblity. See below for how to evaluate the author's ethos.
2. It is critically important that you DO NOT express your opinion on the issue. If this article leans to the far left and you personally lean to the far right, you must avoid making an argument against it. The point for this assignment is for you to learn how to apply the principles of argument to an article. (Don't worry, you will have a chance in your final essay to argue your own point of view). For now, we are just trying to get used to recognizing the principles at work (or not at work) in a given article. You may find that the author does well with some of the principles but not so well with others. For example, an author may avoid discussing a key counterargument because it happens to be valid and thus goes against his/her argument. It is considered a weakness of the author to avoid discussing and not being able to refute a counterargument.
3. Refer to each of the five principles of strong argument in your post. Be sure to use the terms: position, evidence, counterargument/refutation, ethos, pathos, logos, and order of ideas.
•Take a strong position. Look for a sentence or two that reflects the overall argument.
•Establish strong evidence to support a position. Remember, writers who publish articles don't necessarily have to have citations. It's excellent to refer to a source by name but you can also just find facts that the writers state. Editors of publications check those facts.
•Address and refute the counterargument. It may not be an exact opposite side but a lesser position. In gun control, the opposite side is either less or more control not necessarily NO GUNS. An interesting way to find counterargument, look for transitions of contrast such as "but," "yet," "however," and "although" (to name a few). They show two sides. It may be to contrast the argument or to contrast the counterargument, but it will show contrast.
•Consider how the ethos (the author's credibility), pathos (emotional appeal including pity, sadness, frustration, joy, empathy, and so on), and logos (logical appeal, what sounds reasonable and fair) translate meaning to the reader/listener. For the fourth principle of argument, keep in mind that the author and/or the company they represent are the ethos, the emotions they provoke in the article are appeals to pathos, and the logic and reason used are the appeals to logos. NOTE: to examine ethos, read the bio of the writer that appears at the start of the article, or by clicking on the author's name, or Googling the author.
•Order the ideas in your argument well. Many arguments either go from the weakest to strongest point or vice versa.
4. Post your response (2 full pages) to Discussions