HW 1/21

Every writer has a unique set of experiences, memories, knowledge, physical curcumstances and feelings.

The writer and readers share some experiences, knowledge, beliefs, terminologies, desires, and physical needs.

Each reader has a unique set of experiences, memories, knowledge, physical curcumstances and feelings.

Identifying common frounds with readers:

What does your audience care about?
See if you can find a way to link your concerns, which they may not have thought about yet, to their existing concerns.

Choosing a topic:

It is a contested issue.
It is an issue you care about.
It is limited enough in terms of the research you’ll need to doand the number of pages it will take to cover the topic adequately.

To write an effective argument you need to understand the claims and explain them properly so that the readers too can relate it to their real life.

Understand different perspectives of the audience and create a peice that is relateable to the audience by usimg specific claims and evidences.

Arguing to inquire:

Perspective- most topics for argument naturally lend themselves to alternate points of view.
The Margin of Overlap- Each perspective shares some common premises with the others.
Rogerian Arguments- The aim is to broden the margin of overlap among positions by fairly representing multiple sides of an issue, creating the opportunity for finding common grounds.

Classical form of argument:

Fact vs Opinion

Fact- is a statement whose truth can be verified by observation, experimentation or research

Opinion- is an interpretation of evidence or experience.

Key terms for understanding exam questions:

Published by Akash Patel