Week 5: Approaches
what is a claim?
Somthing the author is trying to prove
"The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18" = what type of claim?
Policy
What is a form of evidence?
Examples, Statistics Expert Opinion, Image/Graph
What is the purpose of assumptions in creating an argument?
It's the bridge between the claim and support.
Who is in a communication triangle?
Reader, writer, subject
"Stricter regulations are needed on fast food advertising to children to combat childhood obesity" = what type of claim?
Value
How can images or graphs be unreliable?
They can be altered
Why wouldn't you list an assumption in an argument?
Some assumptions are obvious or they have the intention to deceive the audience.
Which aspect of Aristotelian rhetoric deals with speaker credibility
ethos
What is the bridge between writer and audience?
Support
Give an example of general principles.
Killing is wrong except in war, etc (see page 230)
Which type of argument is based on the idea of mutual elements or common ground?
Rogerian
Claim: should vaccinate your children.
Support: fatal rate of childhood illnesses have decreased since implementation
Assumption: ?
Vaccines matter for survival.
What is the foundation of deductive reasoning in which a major premise and a minor premise lead to a logical conclusion?
syllogism