The Three Approaches Of Arguements

The Three Approaches Of Arguements

1. The Classical Approach to Arguement

   • -Inverted by Aristotle
   • persuade people to agree with your ideas
   • Introduction
     • Getting the attention of people to get them to listen to your opinion
   • Statement of fact
     • Give background info on your issue/opinion so people understand here youre coming from and the issue
   • Proposition
     • State your thesis with supportive details
   • Refutation
     • Analyzed & summarize the important points of your statement
   • substantiation
     • use thos, pathos, logos appeals to make your case
     • use examples
   • Conclusion
     • restate most important points include feeling & values

2. The Tomlin Approach to Argument

   • claim
     • Asking a person to accept something you're telling them
     • People will ask you to prove why they should accept your statement
   • Grounds
     • Stating facts to prove that your claim is correct
     • You can state data that isn't 100% true it's mostly based on perception
       • This could be biased
     • The more rational and logical you are the more you persuade people
   • Warrant
     • using values or emotional similarities with the person to help them relate
     • A warrant links data and other grounds to a claim.
     • has 6 main argument strategies "GASCAP"
       • Generalization
       • Analogy
       • Sign
       • causality
       • Authority
       • Principle
   • Backing
     • to support an argument giving additional support to warrant by answering additional questions.
   • Qualifier
     • Includes words such as most, usually, always or sometimes
     • Reservation gives the possibility of claim being wrong.
     • Advertisers mostly use qualifiers and reservations because they can not lie.
   • Rebuttal
     • A contradiction
     • a rebuttal is an argument in itself and my include a claim, warrant, backing and so on.

3. The Rogerian Approach to Argument

   • Invented by Carl Rogers by finding common ground
   • introduction
     • briefly salves the problem
   • a non-judgmental statement that shows the writer understands.
   • a neutral statement of your position
   • the analysis that of what two positions have in common and the things they shere
   • a proposal where both parties benefit