Global Right
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ArgumentativeEssay.pptArgumentative Essay
Dr. Avantika Rohatgi
What is an Argument?
- Process of reasoning by which an idea is shown to be true
- Form of writing that seeks to influence thoughts and actions via:
- Logical reasoning
- Examples
- Research
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Prewriting
- Form an arguable claim or thesis
- Gather evidence to support claim with:
- Facts
- Statistics
- Experiences
- Evidence
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Prewriting (continued)
- Consider the attitudes, assumptions, and opinions of readers
- Avoid
- Stereotypes
- Faulty sampling
- Sweeping generalizations
- Faulty reasoning
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Organizing the Essay
- Title
- Introduction
- Thesis statement
- Body paragraphs
- Constructing Topic Sentences
- Building Main Points
- Transitions
- Countering the Opposition
- Conclusion
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Introduction
- “Hook” or “grabber”
- striking image
- personal anecdote
- question
- quotation
- shocking statistics
- example-real or hypothetical
- exaggeration or outrageous statement
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Thesis Statement
- Introduces the topic
- States position on topic
- Provides roadmap for body paragraphs
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Thesis statement
Globalization is a positive force because it creates more jobs for foreign workers, opens trade, and makes goods more affordable.
Subject
Opinion
Evidence
Reason 1
Reason 2
Reason 3
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Aristotle’s Elements of Effective
Rhetoric
- Logos
- Using facts, logic, evidence, statistics, analogies, and credible authorities to convince the reader
- Ethos
- Appealing to credibility of reader through fairness, character, and intent
- Pathos
- Appealing emotionally through experience, images, and language in a responsible and legitimate manner
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Body Paragraphs
- PIE
- Point
- Illustration
- Explanation
- Address counterarguments
- Use research to prove claims / disprove opposition
- Unity—each paragraph, sentence, and idea must relate clearly to the thesis topic
- Coherence—paragraphs, sentences, and ideas connect to each other in logical pattern
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Conclusion
- Closure
- Repeat key ideas in thesis
- Call to action
- Speculate future on topic
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References
- Purdue OWL
- http://www.federle.org/argument.ppt
- Writing Effective Arguments
- dsc.dixie.edu/owl/writing.../Writing%20Effective%20Arguments.pdf
