Approaches to Argument
What is an Argument?
Attempt to persuade readers or listeners to accept
a position on a controversial issue.
Form of Discourse
Referential Relationship
Rhetorical Relationship
Positional Relationship
Aristotelian Rhetoric
Three ways to persuade
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Rogerian Argument
Presents opponent's views accurately and objectively
Presents writer's views fairly and objectively
Explains What common ground exists between the two positions
Thesis statement presents a compromise between the two positions
The Toulmin Model
The Claim
Answers the question
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?
The support
Materials used to convince an audience
that certain claim is sound.
The warrant
An assumption that underlines all
the claims.