Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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#ant them to do
Methods of Argumentation
C assica .ration
/sed to #in an de!ate
Rogerian Method
/sed to identif) a compromise
0orma 1ogic
Inducti"e Reasoning:
2enera i3ing a conc usion !ased on a num!er of specific e4amp es( 5ottom-up ogic: 6A the artic es #e ha"e read in WRD104 are
Deducti"e Reasoning:
Reaching a conc usion !) assuming a genera princip e and
Ma+or *remise: 6A men are morta 7 Minor *remise: 6A 2ree$s are men7 Conc usion: 6A 2ree$s are morta 7
C assica .ration
/sed in Ancient 2reece to present cases in
9mphasi3ed a de!ate ha"ing a #inner and a oser Common ) used #hen constructing :-paragraph essa)s:
Introduction 5ac$ground 1ines of Argument A ternati"e Arguments Conc usion
C assica .ration
-raditiona C assica .ration is comprised of ; parts:
94ordium: Writer attempts to #in attention & good#i of an audience #hi e
=arratio: Writer presents the facts of the case > p aces argument in conte4t
What the c aim is What the $e) issues are What order the su!+ect #i !e treated
C assica .ration
; *arts of C assica .ration continued:
Confirmatio: Writer offers detai ed support for the c aim% using !oth
comp ications of ife > not e"er)thing fits neat ) into a s) ogismA
/ses Bua if)ing anguage:
8ometimes
.ften /n ess
methods of conf ict reso ution > see$s compromise &as opposed to the C assica .rationEs goa of esta! ishing #inners and osers'
Dome#or$:
Read St Martins Handbook Chapters 24 &pp(
:02-:04'% 2: &pp( :0?-:14'% and ;; &pp( @?0@?2' &.n ) ? pages tota '
Write a 2:0-#ord response to ho# )ou might