Social Media: The Downfall Nisha Abraham Sullivan University ENG 204: Advanced Writing July 11‚ 2013 Abstract Social Media is affecting our society in a negative way. From being the number one cause of divorce‚ ruining people’s careers‚ and being a haven for teen suicides‚ many misfortunes arise due to social media. People may not notice its damaging side effects yet it is slowly but surely proving detrimental to all involved in the game. By taking a step back and maintaining self-control
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Kate Boland EN 102-117 Professor Barton April 1‚ 2013 OPTION #4: ZUCKERBERG’S HOODY IS SAVVY‚ NOT SNOTTY ANALYSIS After walking into a conference room full of business and commentators with a hoody‚ Mark Zuckerberg opened up yet another door to gain attention. This opportunity gave guys like Benjamin Nugent to proclaim what he thinks is the real reason behind this hooded adventure. He begins by recognizing many of the individuals who are most likely going to disagree with his claim by
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Throughout history many beautifully structured arguments such as a speech or a certain subject in democracy has brought about the nations patriotic proclamation to demonstrate a country of free speech and democracy. The Toulmin Argument was introduced by a man by the name of Stephen Toulmin a British philosopher who thought to research the idea and method that describes the way people make such convincing arguments. Toulims’ argument takes into account situations in which people have to deal with throughout
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It is the simplest way to write an argumentative essay. The more complex and less often used ways to structure an argument is the Rogerian and Toulmin argument style. The Rogerian is an understand and acknowledge the audience type of argument‚ whereas the Toulmin is more of an evidence to support the facts of what is being argued type of argument. Toulmin is a better more effective structure when writing an argumentative essay. In a Rogerian argument‚ the opposition is an important key role. In
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I find the Toulmin method helpful in explaining and breaking down what a good argument looks like. It’s a purely logical method of making a claim based upon opinion but using facts warrants and backing to support the initial claim. I’ve noticed this argument model being used in news channels‚ economic debates‚ and some medical fields. When I applied this to my chosen major of biomedical engineering‚ I noticed that the Toulmin method is used quite often in lower scale research projects. Regarding
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classes that I can formally argue a position. However‚ I have also learned that college and high school have different requirements in many ways. For example‚ for this assignment‚ we had were told to utilize the Toulmin method throughout the essay. Once I learned that I had to use the Toulmin method‚ I realized that I was also going to have more difficulty writing the essay than I expected. This was because I had I had to write a clear essay that poses a stance on an issue while also making sure that
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Toulmin Analysis of "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" The article "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" can be found on the MSN News website. It is written by Erik Lundegaard‚ a movie critic whose opinion can be found regularly on MSNBC‚ in the Minneapolis Star Tribune‚ and in the Seattle Times ("Erik"). The article includes the basic elements of the Toulmin Model and can be analyzed according to the model. In the article‚ Lundegaard claims that the motion picture Crash
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The Toulmin System in Pulp Fiction Examples of argumentation and debate can be found in many places besides courtrooms and news channels. This paper will discuss a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction where one character‚ Vincent Vega‚ uses the Toulmin system to make an argument against another character‚ Jules Winnfield. First‚ I will give a brief overview of the movie‚ then analyze the aforementioned scene‚ detailing what parts of the dialogue are claims‚ evidence‚ warrants‚ backing and qualifiers
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The Toulmin method is a method of reasoning that includes a claim‚ ground‚ and a warrant. This method of analysis breaks down the paper into parts in a way that makes the argument more effective overall. The passage‚ “The Locavore Myth‚” goes over the disadvantages of people whose diet consists only of locally produced food. The author goes over several statistics and studies that show the harmful effects of buying from nearby farmers. According to the Toulmin method‚ this argument is very effective
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Gay Marriages Subjective Claim Throughout history‚ a marriage has been a male and female exchanging vows‚ promising their lives to eachother. Never did anyone think‚ that gays had a right to get married‚ it was always considered a sin to be gay. Legal binding marriage between two homosexuals nowadays‚ whether it be a male and male or a female and female relationship‚ should not be legalized after following a long history of marriages. There are too many factors that need to be addressed when
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