Wrt 105: practices of academic writing Dr. Rusty Bartels Friday, October 25th, 2018 Week 9, Day 3

Overview Exercise Freewrite They Say/I Say Small Group Wrap-up

Argument in Advertising The Questions: What are they trying to persuade you to do? How do you know that? What tools, data, evidence, etc. are they using to effectively (or not) persuade you? What appeals are they using? The Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7JZfvtbudA

Freewrite Think of a few genres — besides essays for a class — that incorporate arguments into them. Within those genres: How do you understand what they are arguing? How do you understand them to be supporting their arguments? What does data look like? What role does data play? What role do questions play?

They Say/I Say Templates included are part of a set of tools available to more effectively practice the art of entering into a conversation. One of the first things that they identify is that an argument has to address the significance of a claim: the “so what?” And “who cares?” Next, they frame the conversation as a summary & response.

They Say/I Say Finally, they respond to the question: Do templates stifle creativity? Summary & response in to practice. They acknowledge the concern, the criticism, the feedback, and summarize those concerns. They then offer their own argument for utilizing them, and note how they might have a different definition or understanding of creativity than their respondent. Ultimately, they see the templates as part of “established patterns and structures” (10) that help shape and support the creativity of our thoughts. We can make connections back to genre here

Small Group With your topic, before you even talk about where you stand on the topic, identify all the different parts of the conversation that you can. (They Say) Once your group feels satisfied with understanding the conversation, try to put forward your own position. If you group cannot agree, try a “on the one hand…and on the other…” approach. (I Say) After you put identify your position, try to put it all together in a statement following the spirit of “They Say/I Say”

Wrap-up Today we: Went further into argument —> applying they say/I say frameworks in exercises Next time: Reading: Leith Rhetoric, Invention, and the Appeals