Elements of Argument
For hundreds of years there had been only one excepted way of written argument, which was Aristotle’s model. Now there are several more, including Rogers and the Toumlin Rhetoric’s. Every day we face different situations, some good some bad. When the one situation comes up where you are left in disagreement with another person, have you ever thought of how you can argue over the matter? Clearly most do not, and will argue their point until they win or the other person finally understands. I can honestly say I have never thought of how I will argue any matter, until I read about three different forms of written arguments in our text book in English class. In this paper we will go over the three different forms by Aristotle, Carl Rogers, and Stephen Toulmin. Each has their own effective way to get to the point of the argument. The Aristotelian and Toulmin Models are good forms of argument. Though with the Rogerian method the way he uses his empathetic ways is the one for me.
For hundreds of years, only one way of argument was ever accepted. Nobody ever had thought of any other ways until the past hundred years. The first rhetoric we will go over is the Aristotelian Rhetoric by Aristotle.
Aristotle was born in Stagira in northern Greece. He was the son of Nichomachus, the court physician to the Macedonian royal family. Aristotle was trained first in medicine, and then in 367 he was sent to Athens to study philosophy. After leaving Athens, Aristotle spent some time traveling, and possibly studying biology, in Asia Minor (now Turkey) and its islands. (Aristotle 384-322 B.C.E.) He had returned to Macedonia in 338 to tutor Alexander the Great. Alexander then had liberated Athens, and Aristotle returned to Athens and set up a school of his own. It was known as the Lyceum. Alexander the Great had passed away then Athens rebelled against Macedonian rule, and Aristotle 's political situation became uncertain. So to avoid being put to death, Aristotle fled to the island of
For hundreds of years, only one way of argument was ever accepted. Nobody ever had thought of any other ways until the past hundred years. The first rhetoric we will go over is the Aristotelian Rhetoric by Aristotle.
Aristotle was born in Stagira in northern Greece. He was the son of Nichomachus, the court physician to the Macedonian royal family. Aristotle was trained first in medicine, and then in 367 he was sent to Athens to study philosophy. After leaving Athens, Aristotle spent some time traveling, and possibly studying biology, in Asia Minor (now Turkey) and its islands. (Aristotle 384-322 B.C.E.) He had returned to Macedonia in 338 to tutor Alexander the Great. Alexander then had liberated Athens, and Aristotle returned to Athens and set up a school of his own. It was known as the Lyceum. Alexander the Great had passed away then Athens rebelled against Macedonian rule, and Aristotle 's political situation became uncertain. So to avoid being put to death, Aristotle fled to the island of
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