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Mod. 3 | Strategies for Supporting an Argument - Ch. 16 As we've discussed throughout this semester, information literacy means that you collect information for a specific purpose, that you do so efficiently, and then that you make creative decisions about how to package that information for a specific purpose, audience and genre. This activity is meant to help you think through how you might persuade (which is part of your purpose) your specific audience.

Step 1: Post For this discussion, you should first read Chapter 16 “Strategies for Supporting an Argument” on pages 339-361 in our textbook. This chapter outlines different strategies that writers can use to make effective arguments. For this discussion post, choose at least 3 of these strategies that you think might be useful in your persuasive web article - you'll describe them in #2 below.

Post a reply to this discussion board that addresses the following:

1. Who is your specific audience for your web article and what is the particular stance you are taking in your persuasive web article? (Remember, an audience cannot be "everyone"--it has to be more specific than that, based on what you expect them to know already and what you want them to do with the information you provide.) Your stance is the position you will take on the debate/question you are addressing.

2. For each of the 3 strategies you identified in Step 1, answer the following questions: ◦ What is the strategy that you might incorporate into

your web article? ◦ In 2-3 sentences, how do you understand what this

strategy includes?

◦ Why do you think this particular strategy might be persuasive for your specific audience and/or stance?