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You can pick up your outlines after lunch. Start on page 24 and put the sticky note. Make sure you tape it in! Table of contents- Title it ‘Research paper write up’ Write a quick write-up of this process. What worked, what sucked, what was helpful, what made you want to cry. What do you want me to change or keep for next year. PS. I Cannot change the word length- so don’t whine about it! :D Page 25 will be Argument notes
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Elements of an Argument
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Rhetorical Triangle Speaker’s credibility or ethics pathos ethos
audience speaker Emotion: Pity/Passion message logos Logic- (Facts, etc.)
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The Appeals pathos – emotional appeal; stirs strong feelings within the audience logos – logical appeal; constructs a message of a well-reasoned argument ethos – ethical appeal; establishes credibility and authority of speaker
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How do I identify pathos?
Connotative diction (Which words do you use? Suicidal/Sad Euphotic/happy) Imagery Figurative language (metaphor, personification, hyperbole, etc. ) Carefully-crafted syntax (sentence structure) Personal anecdotes (experiences or stories)
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How do I identify logos? Facts Statistics Research
Referring to experts Cause & effect
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How do I identify ethos? Stating qualifications for expertise
Using first person plural pronouns (“we”) Citing relevant authorities Citing relevant allusions Overall attention to ethics
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More parts to the construction of an argument…
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Call to action – the action the speaker or writer is persuading the audience or reader to take
Claim – debatable controversial statement the speaker or writer intends to prove with evidence Commentary – connecting the evidence to the claim (How does evidence support claim?) Concession (Rebuttal) – respectful acknowledgement of opposing viewpoint
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Hook – the beginning of an argumentative essay meant to capture the reader’s attention (quote, profound statement, imagery, etc.) Evidence – support for writer’s claim (examples, anecdotes, facts, statistics, research, etc.) Thesis – a sentence that expresses the writer’s position on a certain topic Qualifier – puts limits on a claim (usually, sometimes, in most cases, etc.)
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Constructing an Argument
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Introduction Body Paragraph 1 Body Paragraph 2 Body Paragraph(s) 3-5
Hook Transition Thesis + Qualifier Body Paragraph 1 Claim Evidence Commentary Body Paragraph 2 Commentary Body Paragraph(s) 3-5 Conclusion Refutation – (slight CONCESSION) Make it memorable (CALL TO ACTION) Your “drop the mic” moment
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Terms of Concessions I concede that…; however, … Yes, but…
I recognize that …, but I must point out that… While I agree that…, we must remember that… Although I understand that…, I still believe that…
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