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Arguing well

Arguing well. Literary and Rhetoric devices to help you out. Why arguing?. Our unit, as you can guess, will have a lot of arguing in it. Between fighting for political or religious rights to fighting for basic human rights, everyone is writing to reach a goal . Who cares?.

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Arguing well

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  1. Arguing well Literary and Rhetoric devices to help you out

  2. Why arguing? Our unit, as you can guess, will have a lot of arguing in it. Between fighting for political or religious rights to fighting for basic human rights, everyone is writing to reach a goal.

  3. Who cares? Well, how many of you have asked for… Money? A car? Pursued someone to date? Tried to win the “what movie to watch” debate? Wanted to prove someone else wrong?

  4. Aphorisms A short, pithy statement containing/embodying a general truth, or astute observation • What’s pithy? • Brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation “Children should be seen and not heard,” “People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.” “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” Think of clichés.

  5. Stylistic modifications for arguments Tone • Writers attitude towards a subject When I heard my little ones were in a loathsome jail, my first impulse was to go to them. I was encountering dangers for the sake of freeing them, and must I be the cause of their death? The thought was agonizing. (lines 106-108) -Harriet Jacobs

  6. Diction Word choice Adjust the following • I fainted when I heard Linda had run off, leaving her children behind • I collapsed to the floor when I heard poor Linda had run off, tearing herself away from the dear babies she cherished.

  7. Syntax Sentence style, order of words • Comes from knowing the grammatical order of language and proper use of punctuation “Here’s some advice. Stay alive.” -Haymitch Abernathy “Panic begins to set in. I can’t stay here. Flight is essential.”…”But I can’t let my fear show”. -KatnissEverdeen But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Shakespeare “Sonnet 18”

  8. Rhetoric Logos • Basic case made in an argument, namely the claims, and the facts, beliefs, and values offered to support them Pathos • Appeals based on the argument, on who they are and what touches them • Emotional appeal Ethos • The appeal that comes from the arguer’s character, including the arguer’s recognized social roles and revealed personal qualities • Good sense, good will, good character

  9. Rhetorical question • Question with no answer expected • If a tree falls in the woods… Antithesis • Express contrasting ideas in parallel grammatical structures • Give me liberty, or give me death! Repetition • Recurrence of words, phrases, or lines • I have a dream… Parallelism • Kind of repetition in which words or phrases in the same grammatical form connect ideas • Is life so dear, or peace so sweet?

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