respond to 2 students(due tonight)

After reflecting on the course material for this particular discussion, in my own words, an argument is not the same idea as a “quarrel” if you will.  An argument is not attacking anyone, but offering an idea one feels will deliver acceptance of a point of view with good reasoning about a debatable subject.  This is achieved with support of claim, evidence, counterargument, and rebuttal forms.  One-way to look at these terms is: the main idea of an argument, the evidence supporting the idea, the viewpoint of the person who disagrees, and evidence that nullifies other evidence.

A recent argument took place last week with a co-worker who refuses to fly to an educational event due to her perception of how dangerous flying is in comparison to driving.  I disagreed with her viewpoints, which created an argument.  My claim was flying is not only more convenient, but safer than driving; and my evidence was the endless statistics that show deaths by plane vs. vehicle.  The counterargument that took place was the number of recent plane crashes that have been reported through the media: and my rebuttal evidence was all crashes she spoke of were not only overseas, but terrorist related as well.   Even though all four forms were effective she was still left unconvinced. 

 I enjoyed learning about each argumentative writing style, and I do not have any questions or confusions regarding rhetoric, argument, and the Classic/Rogerian styles. 

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