How will you provide evidence and support your claims?
How will you treat counterclaims?
What will your argument prove?
HOW DO THE FOLLOWING IMAGES IN THE SLIDES SPEAK TO THESE ARGUMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES?
The Campus Free Speech Controversy
From Lukianoff & Haidt (525), Palfrey (539)
You Should Mix and Match Where Evidence Comes from...spend some time searching for relevant sources as evidence you could use in your argumentative essay!
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The following information taken from (Libretexts 6.4)
3 Key Features = Confidence, Neutrality, Courtesy and Fairness
There's always two sides to any theory, idea, speculation... When have you flat out rejected something you saw on a TV show, news/documentary, or Internet site?
Rogerian Format for an Argument
1. From our readings/concepts this week, what types of arguments from our webtext and Language Awareness (Campus Free Speech Debate) feel important to consider when creating an argumentative, persuasive topic? Browse the LibreTexts Web page for ideas or our text readings for this week.
2. Using one of the argument types or a combination of a couple, propose a scenario or debate that your fellow classmates or CMU students would benefit from. Tailor your audience to fellow CMU students in general or within your major/field.
3. Later in class we will get with partners (or a small group of 3) to discuss what we worked on and think about mock debates for Thursday's class. How did you choose to form your persuasive argument?
As a Group, using persuasive and evaluative methods, construct a debate using the Rogerian or Toulmin methods of argument found in our reading, and the slides this week. As a class, each group will have the opportunity to share how they constructed their argument based on the following options:
Practicing with Mock Debates and argumentation models will give you practice when forming your own critical essay that argues different side of a topic with SUPPORTING EVIDENCE USING SOURCES. After our Mock Debates, this next essay you will want to think about:
Spend the first 10-15 minutes reflecting on...
You Should Mix and Match Where Evidence Comes from...spend some time searching for relevant sources as evidence you could use in your argumentative essay!
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