EAPP

• Manifesto


  A written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer.
• Argument


  A set of ideas put together to prove a point, different from the "real world" meaning of "fight" or "conflict"
• Opinion


  A personal belief or judgment about something, a subjective viewpoint that may vary from person to person
• Argument


  • Contains clear reasons and relevant evidence to support a claim or position
• Claim


  A statement or assertion made to support a position on a particular topic
• Reason


  An explanation or justification behind a claim
• Evidence


  Factual information, data, examples, or expert opinions that support reasons
• Counterclaim


  An opposing viewpoint or alternative claim
• Analyzing an argument


  Breaking it down into its components to determine if it is strong or weak, effective or not
• Deductive argument


  Proceeds from general ideas/facts to specific inferences
• Inductive argument


  Derives from specific observations to lead to a general conclusion
• By understanding key components of argumentation, we can craft compelling arguments.
• Strong arguments have clear claims, with reasons supported by evidence.
• Strong arguments also address counterclaims with reasons and evidence.
• A writer’s argument is a group of statements or reasons used to persuade the readers that what he/she believes is true. It may cause the audience to act differently or change mind completely
• Three major ways that authors present an argument:

  reasoning

  evidence

  appeal
• Types of Arguments

  Deductive and Inductive arguments
• Steps in Identifying the Arguments

  1. Read the paragraph
  2. 2. Ask, “What is the paragraph about?
  3. 3. Summarize the content in your own words
  4. 4. Find the sentence within the paragraph that best matches the summary. This is the stated claim of the paragraph
• An argument consists of

  1. claim/conclusion
  2. reasons/premises