Analyzing Arguments: Those You Read And Those You Write

It is very important for the audience to have an understanding of the message the writer is trying to say. Singman’s article is full of different techniques which make her article intelligible for a majority of her audience. The techniques being used make the argument of the article more effective After writing this essay it has helped me to view writing differently. The way we put words together can make a huge difference to your audience. This is the reason why we need to be for careful with our word choice, depending on what we want our audience to take from our writing. We also need to understand that not everyone will be able to understand if we do not put it in a format that is clear to the

The argument on whether or not racing is a sport or race car drivers are athletes has existed as long as racing has been around. It has been a debate that has stirred up great controversy and has divided up the fan base of all sports on this subject matter. Many people on the subject matter will pick a side but usually will not have any evidence or reasonable explanations as to why they chose that position. In “Round the Track: it might look simple, but racing takes athletic skill”, Bob Pockrass provides the reader with evidence from a “Sport Sciences” story for ESPN what a Nascar Sprint Cup driver’s body endure through out a race. In the second article “Drivers may not be athletes, but what they do is no game”, Ed Hilton provides the reader

On Saturday, February 27th, 2016 at approximately 2345HRS, FTO Beltran and PPO Jimenez were on patrol and wearing a standard MPD uniform traveling northbound in the 100 block of S. Lamesa. PPO Jimenez then observed a maroon Chevy Silverado(TXLP-FJJ4900) swerving in and out of the road. PPO Jimenez observed the truck failed to maintain a single lane.

Though the definition of a “good paper” is subjective, there are many universal qualities that produce a strong, academic writing. Rhetoric is comprised of an issue, claim, persuasion, audience, evidence, reasoning, assumptions, and appeals. To develop an effective style of argument, Schlib and Clifford suggest marking transitions. This helps the audience understand and anticipate a turn in an argument. They also recommend creating coherence by repeating words and by using similar words. The repetition of keywords establishes the main concerns of an argument. Furthermore, the authors claim readers should balance parts of a sentence because readers enjoy the symmetry and rhythm-like quality in the work as a whole.

Additionally, for example, if a Catholic student were not able to have meat on Friday, the school should provide many options.

The stasis theory defined in chapter three of our textbook is basically a systematic approach to asking questions about rhetorical situations in order to develop a strong argument for it. Through the use of the stasis, one could have a much stronger argument that is not easily denied and would also prove to be more persuasive. The chapter starts out by discussing the steps to achieving stasis. According to the text, we should begin with a statement that could be agreed or disagreed upon an “issue” (58).

Wood, N. (2012). Perspectives on argument (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN10:1-256-50923-X. p.

On September 19, 2017 Kirkwood Community College held "The Hook Up" an hour-long seminar in the Ballantyne Auditorium. "The Hook Up" covered society's view on of "hooking up" and how people who "hook up" are viewed by society. The events speaker Mrs. Tiffany Mitchenor had the audience participate in every aspect of the seminar in order to convey to them how societal view affect people and those around them. Almost immediately Mrs. Mitchenor had the audience give her titles used to describe Men and women who have intercourse quite often and with multiple partners. The results were staggering, almost immediately women had a large list but it took longer to find titles for men and the tiles were harsher for women than for men as well. Mrs. Mitchenor

An argument must always have a statement on which it stands, and an effective argument provides support for this stance. An argument is similar to a recipe, when provided with the correct materials it comes out strong and good, and when not provided with the correct materials it comes out lacking impact. McMahan provides an in depth analysis of each ingredient needed to make a proper argument. She begins by looking at the literature as a whole and finding the main issues in the writing. She suggest that this should be done because it helps come up with the reader’s opinion and stance on the material. In essence, it acts as a gate way to the rest of the paper. After, McMahan continues by looking at the claim. The claim is the thesis statement,

In fact, it taught me how essential a deep understanding of the task is. Before all, it is important to consider the delivery strategy. Then, one must clarify his purpose, scope the topic and analyze his audience by making himself in the reader’s shoes, in order to state a clear key message.

In the literary exposition, finding the good argument or why bother with logic, Rebecca Jones, demonstrates how to invent and recognize good and bad arguments. Jones advances her demonstration by providing the different models of rhetoric. These arguments are demonstrated as well through ideas such as ethical behavior is necessary, fallacy of public argument in mainstream media, as well as the three appeals using the power of emotion to persuade us.

How can we, the viewers, care about all of the world's problems when we have our own? It all depends on how much we care about both situations. The author’s statement conclusion of Chapter 9 in How To Watch TV News states that commercials have two different situational point of views for viewers. The authors claim that “It is difficult to measure the effect on an audience that has been shown pictures of an earthquake devastation and immediately afterward is subjected to commercials for Crest Toothpaste, Scope, United Airlines..” Journalists don't know how to observe the amount of impact tragedy advertisements make on the viewers when personal care advertisements are being shown right after. The first position that the authors stated was that

It was a privilege to watch Ms. Benner’s videos and listen to her. Through these videos, she had shared her wisdom about various topics. She had addressed many issues. She gave practical solutions to the nurses about how their failures can change to make them successful. She provided good advice to the novice and all nurses.

The “Double Effect” is a concept that has been argued a lot. The basic definition of this concept is the principle that performing a good action may be permissible even if it has bad effects, but on the other hand, performing a bad action to achieve good effects is never permissible. This concept was developed by St. Thomas Aquinas and was typically used in ethics in the medical field.

Understanding by Design is a backwards design that consist of knowing what the ending result is and teaching based off that (Woolfolk, 2016). The teachers would look at what they want the students to know, and then they would build the curriculum. For example, if you were trying to teach a math unit, first the teacher would want to look at the standard. Then, they would build the post-test off the standard. Finally, they would base all the information they teach off the post test. The Understanding by Design removes the argument of “teaching to the test vs teaching the test”, because all the test are based off of the standard. UbD is good because at the end of the unit every child should know the same thing. Instead of some students being left