Definitions
Comparisons that point out similarities between things that are otherwise very different
What are analogies?
What are "the power and strengths of our words" and the power and weapons used by the Taliban and others to deny women education?
The use of this tool for your arguments can help drive home your point in often memorable ways.
What is repetition/reiteration?
This visual shows the utilizing of audience and context to bring humor while criticizing something (this making their argument) about overzealous security
This is only as strong as the evidence that supports them.
What are arguments?
Document to compare two similar things (such as the Hunger Games and Harry Potter)
What is a review? or What is a report?
The reiteration in the example about the future of Chicago creates this kind of rhythm and helps to establish a rhythm of forward movement that drives the argument?
What is a drumbeat?
Examples can do this that can help your reader understand your point.
What is make abstract ideas more concrete and understandable?
This website hosted the visual argument hinges on definition and provides for another definition of the word, providing several arguments through one image
What is Daily Wallpapers?
These demonstrate what is true in one case is true in another.
What are analogies?
Provides clear explanation of a word, concept, or idea, often by listing their characteristic features
What is a definition?
Naomi Klein uses anecdotes to do what in the example?
What is get the audience's attention? or What is to open/introduce the argument?
Authors often turn to this to organize and elaborate on a topic
What is classification?
This visual aid shows the importance of needing to use words like "might" or "should" to limit one's claim to show a probable connection if the connection cannot be outright and absolutely definitively proven.
What is the map showing Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812?
This can be tricky to argue because it is often impossible to link together
What is cause-and-effect?
Can sometimes be used to good effect to support an argument- as long as it is appropriate to the context and audience
What is humor?
Williams' descriptions do this for the reader in his example
What is see and understand what it must have been like to see the bomb explode?
This provides a clear sense of a concept or idea and often lie at the heart of an argument.
What are definitions?
The graphic by this person identifies a problem and provides methods of solving the issue (dealing with poaching) which shows the problem/solution method that could be utilized in your own papers depending on your argument.
Who is Chloe Colberg?
This helps readers concretely connect with and imagine that you are describing, giving them a stronger understanding of what you are writing about
What are dominant impressions?
Also works in visual texts and is a hallmark of graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi's work
What is reiteration?
This person makes their argument by using the "point by point" method to compare their own childhood in Raleigh, Noth Carolina with their partner who grew up in Africa
Who is David Sedaris?
These are notoriously difficult to translate and rely heavily on your audience's context, comprehension, your tone, and is something that you'll want to make sure that most of your audience will understand.
What are jokes? or What is humor?
The Persepolis frame is a visual argument for this concept.
What is the squelching of individuality?
You should be sure that this supports your point and that it is not the only evidence that you provide or rely on, especially in academic contexts.
What are stories/anecdotes? or What is narration?