chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing or disagreeing
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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Misty M. Hart ENGL 101-B05 June 3‚ 2013 Essay #1 Narrative Argument About Education Reading the web is not the same as reading in the book or magazine or even newspaper. The information that you read from the internet may not stick with you as long as it would if you were to read a book‚ newspaper‚ magazine‚ or journal. This can’t be a hundred percent accurate for everyone‚ but according to most people that I have questioned‚ the information that they read from the web/internet doesn’t stick
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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Within the United States there exists a law which protects teens nationwide known as the state curfew act. The state curfew act is a law that was put in place to stop teens from going out late at night and getting in trouble. The law makes it illegal for teens to be out past a set time. This law is highly debated upon by many teens and some adults as to whether it is needed or is just an unnecessary law that infringes upon the teenagers right to freedom. Of course the law does exist for a clear purpose
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“Animal Testing Pros” written by Ranjan Shandilya and “Human Benefits of Animal Testing” by Russel Huebsch. Each of these authors has an interesting stand on the issue and presents some valuable information about animal testing. Although their arguments are mostly convincing‚ it is an issue that has to be examined on both sides. Is killing helpless animals a necessity or privilege? Would the world come to an end if we stopped animal testing? I do not think so. In the first article “Human Benefits
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Useful Argumentative Essay Words and Phrases Examples of Argumentative Language Below are examples of signposts that are used in argumentative essays. Signposts enable the reader to follow our arguments easily. When pointing out opposing arguments (Cons): Opponents of this idea claim/maintain that… Those who disagree/ are against these ideas may say/ assert that… Some people may disagree with this idea‚ Some people may say that…however… When stating specifically why
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balance between family and work responsibilities. The last reason against is that working mothers don’t have time to watching their children. Children of working mothers often suffer from physical‚ psychological and emotional neglect and lack of education and medical care because of the non-existence of the mother with them. Work mothers go to job even see their child and back to home when the child are sleep‚ which that have a bad effect for their children. However‚ I see that working mother
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received bilingual education‚ which is double the current level. In 1968 the Bilingual Education Act was passed‚ which did not require bilingual education‚ but used students’ native languages in the curriculum to one degree or another. With the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001‚ bilingual education was left far behind‚ and was no longer a part of the national framework for elementary schools (“Bilingual Education”). Now‚ bilingual education in the United States is currently only
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With the key terms explained by the first speaker‚ let us examine our motion once again. Mass media is the major contributor to teenage social problems today. In the light of our definitions‚ is this a valid proposition? Let us consider some arguments in favor of this proposition. I‚ as the opposition’s deputy minister‚ disagree with the motion because I believe that teenagers can make use of the mass media as a platform to voice out their opinions on current issues. With the existence of
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