1. I think that the arguing to persuade was deployed in the video clip.
2. arguing to persuade was violated in the video clip by going off topic a lot and never getting back to the original topic
3. informed : they didn’t stay on topic self critical – they didn’t take the other persons opinions literally and yelling at each other. Consider the audience: by talking about items that didn’t really relate to the audience and cursing understanding the argument: they didn’t really get the point across.
4. they went off topic a lot

How could these new criteria, aims, and note taking examples help you with assignment one?

• this can help with assignment one by showing us what to do and how to make our assignment bette by using the arguments we learned about in class

notes pg 21-23

• starting out the essay lets say, is turning out to not have good grammar.
• the essay doesn’t really go into much detail about college sports, it just vaguely talks about sports
• the author talked about how college sports players should be able to major in the sport they are playing because they spend so much time on the specific sport
• she starts talking about how sports in related to drama at Yale. People can major in Drama but not sports.
• in paragraph 7 she needs to define more definitions
• she starts comparing Drama and sports in paragraph 8. Saying that we should stop worrying about Exploiting athletes and if they should be paid
• the essay gets better throughout
• she goes from topic to topic very fast and doesn’t explain much about how the two paragraphs are kinda similar
• the essay gets more informative in the middle of the essay
• she needs to explain why she put the NCAA’s mission statement in the essay
• she needs to explain why she put a quote by Oriard
• needs to define somethings in paragraph 14
• the conclusion was good, explained what should be done to help the NCAA players

some topics that I feel are important to me is

• working on arguments
• writing
• public speaking
• arguing about something that you enjoy talking about
• college tuition
• being heard
• the weather
• legal ages raised but different in different countries.

what makes me eager to talk in class

• things that I’m passionate about
• sports
• weather
• math and science based discussions
• technology
• the news
• knowing my classmates
• music
• knowing what to say

what makes me reticent to talk in class

• history
• in a silent class where your the only one talking
• when I’m asked a question I don’t know and is forced to answer

1. What is the point, or claim, Johnson is attempting to get his readers to accept?

• you do things to because you like the benefits which you enjoy after
• games are not a waste of brain space and you should play video games

2. What reason does he give to support this claim? What evidence supports the reason?

• you gain skills while your gaming which can appeal to other activities
• evidence –> algebra and stair master

3. Besides the reason and evidence, do you see any other kind of rhetorical appeals operating in this passage?

• logical (logos) is being used in this passage

4. Do you find this argument convincing? Why or why not?

• I do find this argument convincing. I think this because it using logic and emotion. When people have references people will think he’s trustworthy and honest about what he’s writing

Aims of argument pg. 3-15 notes

What is Argument?

• An argument is defined as a reasoned thinking
• A claim is called a thesis because what the argument wants to prove
• A reason is a sentence stating why the claim would be true
• For an argument to be convincing it needs supported evidence, facts, examples, etc. to support the reasons

What is rhetoric?

• Rhetoric is commonly used negatively today. It’s used to describe the empty promises in political speeches
• Rhetoric is a positive way would be described as the art of effective persuasion
• In addition to reasoning, Greeks called this the appeal through logos, a speaker could also persuade by Ethos.
• Today rhetoric has become broadly defined to include any kind of communication or symbol that has the potential to influence people

An example of Argument

• Most books are actually long arguments containing smaller arguments

Arguing responsibly

• Everyone argues all the time
• We also hear arguments everywhere around us
• People tend to approve of arguments that go with their opinions and don’t talk about what they don’t like
• Responsible arguments can be forceful but never are rude or insult the opposite

Four criteria of responsible reasoning

• Responsible reasoning is well informed
  o A person must support their opinions with reliable evidence
  o The more we know about a topic the harder it is to be dogmatic and opposing to the other side
• Open to constructive criticism from others
  o The ability to change our minds when good reasons are presented is how to take constructive criticism.
  o Popular argumentation and responsible reasoning are alike.
• Considers the audience
  o Sometimes nothing in an argument change’s anything
   This is because people don’t listen to each other
  o To argue persuasively, we have to respect other people’s opinions
• Understand an argument’s contexts
  o We have to know what people are saying to make our own reasoning relevant

Fighting words: Why our public discourse must change

• Americans have loved to argue for a long time
• Today’s arguing is quite different to before. This is because of technology
• Tv has completely changed the way discourse has been conducted
• Social media has had a negative and positive effects on the trends of how discourse is conducted
• There is not just one solution to fix this issue

What are the Aims of argument

• We don’t argue just to argue, rather to accomplish something by having their own opinions

Arguing to inquire

• Inquire is using reasoning to determine the best position on an issue
• Today we call an argument, Dialogue

Arguing to convince

• Conviction is defined as an earned opinion through research and discussion
• This centers on making a case, backed up by reasons and evidence to support an opinion

Arguing to persuade

• Persuasion is an attempt to influence thinking and behavior
• This appeals to readers emotions
• Persuasion also relies on the personality of the writer.

Arguing to mediate

• Mediation is the attempt to convince an opponent to settle a conflict thier way
• Parties involved try to work out the conflict themselves because they want to preserve the relationship’s they have
• Mediation requires logic and clear presentation of positions and reasons

Comparing the Aims of Argument

• They have a lot in common
• Besides sharing argument, they tend to go to knowledge sources.
• They differ too, this is in terms of purpose, audience, situation, and method

• I’m at UCBA because it was the best fit for me and to save money.
• I decided to choose this section at this time and this day because it was one that fit into my schedule
• Born and raised in Westchester, OH
• I’ve lived her my whole life. My parents went to college at Miami then they stayed here after.
• My major is Business Administration
• I choose this major because I like business and want to transfer to main campus after two years
• Some things that interest me outside of school would be hockey, social media, bowling, and going shopping with friends
• something that I can do that most people would never think I could would be that I played hockey for about 11 years
• some soft skills would be communication, public speaking, and hardworking and a good team player
• some hard skills would be good with social media, good at computer based projects.

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