THE ROGERIAN MODEL

1. THE ROGERIAN MODEL Prof. T. Castro English Houston Community College

2. 3 Steps of Rogerian Model • Finding Common Ground. • Developing Multiple Perspectives. • Organizing Your Argument.

3. Readers firmly hold differing views and therefore will resist hearing others positions. But, there will be some view that both can agree on. This points of agreement is known as common ground. Finding Common Ground

4. For example consider the controversy for and against capital punishment: • Both sides consider human life to be sacred and precious. • Both sides feel that capital crimes must be deterred as effectively as possible. • Both sides agree that someone convicted of a capital crime is threat to society.

5. Developing Multiple Perspectives: • When arguing about an issue, Rogerian emphasizes on developing multiple perspectives. • First step to achieve this goal, is to listen with understanding. • Keep and open mind and leave your own judgment while listening.

6. Organizing Your Argument • Need to become especially sensitive to attitudes and values other than your own. • Desire to find conclusion rather than to win the argument.

7. Here is how an argument using the Rogerian approach might take shape: • Introduction to the problem; a. First scenario: A vignette that illustrates the problem. b. Second scenario: Another vignette that illustrates the problem, but one with greater complexity that some solutions wouldn’t handle well. c. Thesis.

8. Alternative views worth sharing with the target audience, and why these views are worth considering. • Points of difference, along with reflection on how to resolve them. • Conclusion: The implications of finding a solution in light of the evidence presented, that would benefit everyone, plus discussion of the great benefits derived from the solution that all audience members would most likely find to their liking.

9. Summary • Based on humanistic values that take into account the importance of social cooperation in argument (that is, finding common ground is valued over ‘beating the opposition’). • Emphasizes points of agreement over points of disagreement. • Urges arguers to cultivate multiple perspectives toward issues.

10. Glossary: • Rogerian Argument: A mode of argument established by Carl Rogers in which arguers are urged to cooperate and to seek a common ground on which to negotiate than differences. • Militaristic Metaphors: To win or lose argument without resolving them and just look at the thesis rather than to understand the question points of disagreement. • Harmonious Interaction: Two different views and hold diametrically opposed views about an issue but someone can locate views on the issues that both can agree on, no matter how debatable or controversial a view is.

11. 4. Combative Opposition: Two different views and diametrically opposed views about an issue and try to persuade to win in argument without considering an acceptance on others person opinion. 5. Inflexible Stance: Think of ways in just one point of view and state with the opinion. Can’t be influence by other thing to change the opinion, without consider or try the understand it.