https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh What is important knowledge do I need in order to make and analyze effective arguments? en-us 2017-02-11 02:40:45 UTC 2025-10-24 19:08:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153474626 A fallacy that occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153474626 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153474943 A counterargument challenges your thesis, but with the right evidence and the use of concessions and refutations, it could make your argument much stronger.]]> 2017-02-13 16:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153474943 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153475112 Also called an assertion or a proposition, a claim states the argument's main idea or position. A claim differs from a topic or subject in that a claim has to be arguable
 
Claim of Fact - a claim of fact asserts that something is true or not true.
Claim of Policy - a claim of policy proposes a change.
Claim of Value - a claim of value argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153475112 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153476880 A logical fallacy that uses the claim as evidence. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153476880 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153476904 The warrant expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153476904 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153478082 Evidence is the quotes, facts, statistics, or examples used to prove your argument. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153478082 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153479546 Logical fallacies are potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument. They often arise from a failure to make a logical connection between the claim and the evidence used to support it. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153479546 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153479913 1. introduction: introduces the reader to the subject under discussion (claims introduced)
2. narration: provides factual information and background material on the subject at hand or establishes why the subject is a problem that needs addressing (body paragraphs)
3.confirmation: usually the major part of the text, the confirmation includes the proof needed to make the writer's case.
4. refutation: addresses the counterargument. It is a bridge between the writer's proof and conclusion. 
5. conclusion: brings the essay to a satisfying close (bold statement to end the argument)

]]> 2017-02-13 16:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153479913 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153480941 Deduction is a logical process whereby one reaches a conclusion by starting with a general principal or universal truth (a major premise) and applying it to a specific case (a minor premise). The process of deduction is usually demonstrated in the form of a syllogism:
Major Premise: Exercise contributes to better health.
Minor Premise: Yoga is a type of exercise.
Conclusion: Yoga contributes to better health. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153480941 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153481034 Means " to lead to" in Latin; induction is as logical process wherein you reason from particulars to universals, using specific cases in order to draw a conclusion, which is also called a generalization.

]]> 2017-02-13 16:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153481034 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153484254 A process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153484254 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153486565 2017-02-13 16:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153486565 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153487290 2017-02-13 16:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153487290 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153487395 examples:
- ethos, logos, pathos
-purposeful diction
-imagery
-parallelism]]> 2017-02-13 16:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153487395 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153487741 2017-02-13 16:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153487741 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153488721 2017-02-13 16:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153488721 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153489130 This fallacy is latin for "after which therefore because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier. One may loosely summarize this fallacy by saying that correlation does not imply causation.]]> 2017-02-13 16:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153489130 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153489325 2017-02-13 16:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153489325 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153489839 diagram that illustrates the relationship among the speaker, audience, and subject. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153489839 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153490194 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODwmSYb3Tw]]> 2017-02-13 16:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153490194 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153490850 Weak verbs like shows, tells, is, were, says, etc set up writers for narration, which makes the argument weak in itself. The use of strong verbs can improve an argument substantially. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153490850 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153490869 A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

Closed Thesis - a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make. It is "closed" because it limits the number of points  the writer will make.
Open Thesis - is one that does not list all the points the writer intends to cover in an essay. ]]> 2017-02-13 16:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153490869 https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153492122 -bitter
-defensive
-emotional
-humorous 
-judgemental 
-optimistic 

(Negative and Positive connotations)]]> 2017-02-13 17:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy_kirby/pcw0gis3dxoh/wish/153492122