Everythings an Argument

argument of precedent

A type of argument that uses previous scenarios as tools to persuade the audience.

Argument of Definition

An argument in which the claim specifies that something does or doesn't meet the conditions or features set forth in a definition (abortion)

Arguments about the Present

Argument about contemporary values (beliefs/ assumptions debated in society called epidermic/ ceremonial arguments) tend to be heard at public occasions.

argument to make decisions

Considers various alternatives to make good choices.

Argument to Meditate or Pray

Intense prayer or meditation on a topic

argument to explore

Urges an audience to seek further information and analysis for understanding an idea or issue. (create new solutions and seek futher awareness)

ethymeme

a logical statement that naturally forms in the human brain

statis theory

a way of asking questions to determine the main issue of an argument or debate

Rogerian Argument

acknowledges the validity of the opposition's positions rather than attacking them

Deliberative Argument

an argument that deals with action to be taken in the future, focusing on matters of policy

Forensic Argument

an occasion for argument relying on evidence, testimony, and precedents of the past

Argument of Fact

argument that uses hard evidence to make an account true or not

rhetorical situation

by using the three guidlines (pathos, ethos, logos) to change minds.

Argument of Evaluation

debating the real quality of something

Difference between an argument to persuade and an argument to convince

persuade- to alter ones point of view convince- use new logic and and evidence to convince

proposal argument

proposal for action

Nuanced

small, subtle way of expressing a point.

artistic appeal

support for an argument that a writer creates based on principles of reason and shared knowledge rather than on facts and evidence

inartistic appeal

support for an argument using facts, statistics, eyewitness testimony, or other evidence the writer finds rather than creates

suasion

the act of persuading

intended readers

the people writers hope and expect to address

invoked reader

those represented in the text itself

Purposes of Argument (part 2)

to inform, convince, persuade, explore, make decisions, and/or meditate and pray

Purposes of Argument

to persuade, to win over, and to understand both sides

Common purpose of arguing

to win victory over your oponent

emotional appeal

tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason

emotional appeals are most effective when

trying to persuade someone