Argument 2 World Lit Unit 2b

Quick Write I want you to buy a new brand of headphones. What types of evidence will convince you the most that the headphones are worth the price? Writer’s Notebook

Types of Evidence: Logos Evidence that comes from experiments & observation Evidence that comes from reason and facts Evidence that comes from personal experience False or misleading argument based on little evidence Empirical Evidence Logical Evidence Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy

Headphone Evidence Empirical Evidence Logical Evidence Lab results have shown that the headphones distort only at 2000 Hertz, while apple headphones distort at 1500Hz The headphones come in many colors. People like colorful things. So people will like the headphones.

Headphone Evidence Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy (moral equivalence) Beyonce tried the new headphones and like them better than her old ones. She told me she would wear them. People who don’t buy these headphones are evil music haters.

More on Fallacies Hasty Generalization Either/Or Red Herring Glittering/Negative Generality One person bought the headphones, so I know many will! Either you buy the headphones or you will not listen to music The headphones on full blast might hurt your eardrums, but they help me feed my children. Cool people buy headphones like these! Losers don’t.

Michael Fay Controversy Singapore: 1994 American teen Michael Fay arrested for spray painting cars Sentenced to Caning (being spanked by a long cane on the buttocks—could lead to scars) Clinton intervened and lessoned his punishment after US outcry

Justice Individual Rights Good of the Community Claims Claims Pp 142-145 Justice Individual Rights Good of the Community Claims Claims

Which side do agree with? What evidence helps you support your claims? Is it empirical, logical, anecdotal? What evidence can you offer in concession to the counterclaims? How would you refute the opposing side’s counterclaims? (Hint)—did you notice any fallacies?

Create Your Thesis Frames Though some say ___(counterargument)_, it is really more important to understand that ___(your argument)____. When it comes to ___(topic)___, it is clear that _____(your argument)____________.

Complete the chart for next class Homework

Do Now: Describe the VOICE of the narrator Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. Mind! I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country’s done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a doornail.

Review: Argument Outline Introduction Support Paragraphs Claim 1 Claim 2 Claim 3 (?) Counterargument Concession Refutation Conclusion

Mad 40! Is the good of the whole community more important than an individual’s right? Your task—write an essay in forty minutes Use your notes from Tuesday’s planning session to help you.

Essay Tally—20 pts 2 pts for a complete planning sheet (up to 2) 1 pt per thesis statement (up to 2) 1 pt per supporting claim (up to 3) 1 pt per supporting evidence (up to 3) 1 pt for each part of counterargument (up to 3) 1 pt for hook, connection & return (up to 3) 1 pt each for So What? & Call to Action (up to 2) 2 pts for a complete essay (up to 2)

By next Monday, bring in a short summary of what you have read so far in your independent reading book. Include the page numbers. Homework

Organize the room as below Do Now Organize the room as below

The good of the community is more important than individual rights. Debate Day #1 Resolved: The good of the community is more important than individual rights.

Steps Step 1: Find Evidence For and Against You will get a claim You provide empirical, logical, or anecdotal evidence Step 2: Meet in a larger group to list your claims & evidence Step 3: Develop some questions to ask the other side

Debate Format Affirmative Constructive 5 mins Negative Cross Examination 3 mins Negative Constructive 5 mins Affirmative Cross Examination 3 mins Negative Rebuttal 3 mins Affirmative Rebuttal 3 mins Judge’s Findings

Exit Slip How well did you perform in the debate?