Wrt 105: practices of academic writing Dr. Rusty Bartels Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 Week 9, Day 2

Overview Freewrite Belcher & Argument Connecting to Assignment #3 Wrap-up

Freewrite What are 2-3 issues that are important to you? That you care about? These can be situated at any level of society — from an experience in your dorm all the way up to something like global hunger and poverty. Pick one of those issues and answer: What is your stance, position, or argument about the issue? What are some of the debates or conservations surrounding your issue? What type of appeal (ethos, logos, pathos) is usually used by people addressing the issue?

Belcher & Argument Two tools and/or conversations I want us to take-away from Belcher today (at least): Distinction between Argument- Driven and Data-Driven “The Instant Thesis” No, not those Belchers

Belcher & Argument In Groups of 1, 2, or 3, I would like to see you do the following: Summarize a description of what it means for something to be “argument-driven“ or “data-driven” Try to come up with a general example you could talk through for each one This could be genres that tend to be one or the other This could be texts that you recall reading that focus on one or the other Or something else

Belcher & Argument The Instant Thesis Although _______________ (general statement, opposite opinion) Nevertheless _______________ (thesis, your idea) Because ________________ (examples, evidence, #1, #2, #3, etc.) As seen in the Belcher reading (p89) Back in your groups: Try to develop an ”instant thesis” together could be academically or politically serious or it could be completely humorous or on a fictional subject Each group will share

Freewrite What is the relationship between data and argument in other types of compositions? What are some genres that you feel like you can easily position an argument in? What roles do questions play in presenting an argument?

Wrap-up Today: Explored questions and examples of what argument is and how to approach it, largely within small groups Next time: Reading: They Say/I Say Framing argument as part of entering into a conversation