Comm 1200 Argumentation: March 2017

Thursday, March 23, 2017

actual aspect of the product
core aspect of the product- what are some benefits you are offering to the target audience

grounds - evidence
artistic proof - premise - personal knowledge - cultural knowledge: symbols, rituals, presumptions
inartistic proof
test- shared premise
does your audience agree to definitions
believe the same things you do
contradictory
opposing ideas
public vs private - believe one thing privately, one thing publicly

you should use a hearing aid. 70% of all people over 65 have a hearing difficulty. A hearing aid helps most people to hear better/ But hearing aids can be expensive
claim, grounds, warrant, rebutal
evidence shows that when women are allowed in combat she isn't strong enough, romantic relationships form, and male bonding is difficult.
combat units need high morale to function effectively. Women should be barred from combat duty. However, times are changing there are successful mixed-gender professions example- women astronauts working in close quarters
it gets cold when the sun goes down. You should put on a jacket. Last night the sun went down at 6 pm, it is 6 pm now so the sun will go down. But I won't be cold without a sweater
claim: joe should not be promoyed
grounds:
warrant:
reubuttal:

inductive reasoning might be described as arguing from specific cases to more general conclusions
deductive reasoning is essentially the opposite process, and entails moving from overall theories or generally accepted principles to conclusions about moving from overall theories or generally accepted principles to conclusions about specific cases
an argument by example examines one or more cases within a specific class and reasons that if cases have certain common features, then other, as yet unknown cases in that class will also have these features
hasty generalizations are arguments from examples to a generalization that moves too quickly without sufficient rationale or a logical fallacy
A fallacy is a flaw in the reasoning process
An advocate who commits a hasty generalization has potentially reasoned fallaciously and the generalization
an argument by analogy seeks to identify similarities between cases between cases that might on the surface seem to be quite dissimilar, in order to permit an interference to be drawn.
analogies are typically, literally and creative devices that appeal to the listeners' expierences and beliefs and they often used to embellish our stories