Multiple choice practice Reflective writing Unit Three: The Art of Argument Students will be introduced to the basic elements of argument by examining the relationship between the speaker, the audience, and the subject in different texts. Rhetorical terms and methods of closely reading a text for style, diction, and syntax will be included. Essential Questions Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying achieve through my writing? How do writers organize their ideas? Vocabulary Argument Either or fallacy Rogerian arguments False dilemma Claim Hasty generalization Claims of fact Circular reasoning Claims of value First-hand evidence Closed thesis Open thesis Counterargument thesis Logical fallacies Red herring Ad hominem fallacy Faulty analogy Straw man fallacy Materials and Resources Don’t We Complain?” William F. Buckly JR “Why Drugs, Disasters, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs” Stephen Jay Gould “Sex, Investing in Fast Food May be a Good Thing” Amy Domini “Why Wars” Roger Ebert “Star C Word in the Hallways” Anna Quidlen “The and the Right to Vote” New York Times Editorial Board “Felons Can’t Environmentalism be Colorblind?” Jennifer Oladipo “Why College, These American Citizens Are Not Created Equal” Fabiola Santiago “In by Math Alone” Sandra Day O’Connor and Roy Romer “Not From Malcolm Gladwell “Outliers” Declaration of Independence” Thomas Jefferson “The Declaration of Sentiments” Elizabeth Cady Stanton “The Nature’s Paparazzi” Bill Mckibben “Curbing Writing America p.111-114 Everything’s An Argument Ch. 5
Multiple choice practice Reflective writing Unit Three: The Art of Argument Students will be introduced to the basic elements of argument by examining the relationship between the speaker, the audience, and the subject in different texts. Rhetorical terms and methods of closely reading a text for style, diction, and syntax will be included. Essential Questions Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying achieve through my writing? How do writers organize their ideas? Vocabulary Argument Rogerian arguments Claim Claims of fact Claims of value Closed thesis Open thesis Counterargument thesis Logical fallacies Red herring Ad hominem fallacy Faulty analogy Straw man fallacy Either or fallacy False dilemma Hasty generalization Circular reasoning First-hand evidence Materials and Resources “Why Don’t We Complain?” William F. Buckly JR “Sex, Drugs, Disasters, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs” Stephen Jay Gould “Why Investing in Fast Food May be a Good Thing” Amy Domini “Star Wars” Roger Ebert “The C Word in the Hallways” Anna Quidlen “Felons and the Right to Vote” New York Times Editorial Board “Why Can’t Environmentalism be Colorblind?” Jennifer Oladipo “In College, These American Citizens Are Not Created Equal” Fabiola Santiago “Not by Math Alone” Sandra Day O’Connor and Roy Romer From “Outliers” Malcolm Gladwell “The Declaration of Independence” Thomas Jefferson “The Declaration of Sentiments” Elizabeth Cady Stanton “Curbing Nature’s Paparazzi” Bill Mckibben Writing America p.111-114 Everything’s An Argument Ch. 5
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