ENG122: Composition II An Introduction to Argument English 122: Composition II An Introduction to Argument Argument and Rhetoric An argument can take many forms. It is‚ at its root‚ a method for communicating a singular position with evidence‚ logic‚ and persuasion. There are essential elements to all valid arguments‚ though they may take different forms. 1. Claim 2. Evidence 3. Counterargument 4. Rebuttal A successful argument depends upon the delicate balance between these elements. Imagine a
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Our Troops Should Come Home There is much controversy surrounding the war in Iraq‚ both in terms of its legality‚ its practicality and its current course. Within all of these elements there are arguments to be found that suggest that the troops currently in Iraq should indeed come home. The main argument for bringing home the troops is that they shouldn’t have been there in the first place‚ as no weapons of mass destruction were found‚ and they are now doing virtually nothing to help the situation
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Child Support Anyone could argue about child support‚ but who has to pay is determined by a judge in court. What I don’t understand about why some women file for it‚ like the ones’ who has all these kids and don’t have a job or don’t want a job‚ but wants money. Women who don’t have jobs‚ but has their hair and nails done‚ and talk about their kids needs clothes and diapers. Women who don’t want the father to take full responsibility for their child or children‚ but will let them get their child
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The Future of Rhetoric in Our Digital Age In Advertising‚ Politics and Freedom of Speech Student Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University English 143 April 30‚ 2011 Abstract While rhetoric has not seemed to have changed much over the years since the days of Aristotle‚ the use of this ancient are form appears to be continually transformed as new technologies are discovered and used. The advertising media have discovered new ways to use several figures of rhetoric in their effort to persuade us in
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Drug Use in the Military: Is it affecting Our Troops? When Elvis Presley was stationed in Europe during his military service‚ his fellow soldiers introduced him to amphetamines and other stimulants used to help keep them alert during long‚ boring patrol duties. Elvis became addicted to the little brown and green pills – and brought the problem back home with him to Graceland. The King’s death decades later (as a result of a prescription drug overdose) opened many people’s eyes to problems of drug
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During West ward Expansion many Indians wear forced to move west to give up their lands for the whites. Two major events changed the United States economy at this time. The Transcontinental Railroad and the Erie Canal boosted the United States economy it took from 1825 to 1890s. The Transcontinental Railroad and Erie Canal changed the economy of United States in many ways. One ways the Erie Canal boosted the United States economy was by opening ways for ships to access the great lakes‚ Missippi
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the public to a particular point of view. Heath defines rhetoric as the art of persuasion. Likewise Elwood defines rhetoric as “the communicative means that citizens use to lend significance to themselves and to extend that significance to others‚” claiming that public relations itself is a rhetorical practice. Sproul (1988) has his own explanation and description of the “new managerial rhetoric.” Sproul explains that historically‚ rhetoric has been a tool focused on more greatly‚ but not exclusively
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more of a convenient tool that can be used to help the individual. This idea is rampant in today’s culture‚ but dates back much further. The Sophists of ancient Greece were early examples of the loss of the importance of truth and the rise of empty rhetoric. These Sophists were teachers and public figures who were skilled in the art of persuasion. They originated from those who practiced oral traditions such as poets and public speakers. When the Greek democracy was formed‚ citizens stepped up to snatch
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Rhetorical Situation and Kairos Lloyd F. Bitzer described the concept of the rhetorical situation in his essay of the same name.1 The concept relies on understanding a moment called "exigence‚" in which something happens‚ or fails to happen‚ that compels one to speak out. For example‚ if the local school board fires a popular principal‚ a sympathetic parent might then be compelled to take the microphone at the meeting and/or write a letter to the editor. Bitzer defined the rhetorical situation
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contexts from direct selling to clients to coaching‚ team building‚ appraising‚ motivating and leading” (Atkinson‚ 2012). Rhetoric is a tool that we can use throughout our careers and in our daily lives. I will be defining rhetoric‚ listing the benefits of persuasion‚ the five stages of the persuasion process‚ and how I feel persuasion will help me in my profession. Rhetoric is “the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people”
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