They say, I say Ch.2 11-7-11
Summary #1:
I strongly disagree with euthanasia of good healthy animals! Its wrong because your taking away the life they could have if they would have had more time for someone to see them. No animal should have their life forfeit just because there is no more room in a small shelter, it seems inhumane.
Summary #2:
I can see reason for when they are so sick that it makes sense to put them out of their misery, or when they are not safe to be around, and somewhat for when there are so many of their kind that they are running out of resources.
Argument 11-3-11
Summary #1:
I strongly disagree with euthanasia of good healthy animals! Its wrong because your taking away the life they could have if they would have had more time for someone to see them. No animal should have their life forfeit just because there is no more room in a small shelter, it seems inhumane.
Summary #2:
I can see reason for when they are so sick that it makes sense to put them out of their misery, or when they are not safe to be around, and somewhat for when there are so many of their kind that they are running out of resources.
Argument 11-3-11
Purposes of Argument:
- Writers and speakers have many purposes for arguing
- An argument is to discover some version of the truth
- Persuasion is to change a point of view
Arguments to inform:
- Their main purpose it so inform an audience about something they didn't know.
- Arguments to inform can be also more subtle than ads or signs.
Arguments to Convince:
- To satisfy readers that you had thoroughly examined those causes and that they merit serious attention.
- People use facts to report their objective conclusion.
Arguments to explore:
- The writer’s assertion that a problem exists and that the writer or the reader needs to solve it.
- May be aimed at addressing serious problems in society.
Arguments to make decisions:
- This is the result of many exploratory arguments
- Examine pros and cons of each alternative.
Arguments to meditate or pray:
- The effectiveness of arguments depends not only on the purpose of the writer but also on the context surrounding the plea.
- speaker is most often hoping ot transform something in him or reach peace of mind in an arguemnt to meditate or pray
Occasions for Argument:
- Classifying the purposes of arguments are based on one- issues of time -- past, future, present
- arguments about the future with bearings on the present, and so on.
Arguments about the past:
- Arguments involving the past.
- Rely heavily on precedents
Arguments about the future:
- Arguments about what might happen in the future
- they are also called deliberative judgments
Arguments about the present:
- Arguments about the present are often about contemporary values.
- Ceremonial arguments can be passionate and eloquent, rich in anecdotes and examples.
Kinds of arguments:
- Categorizing arguments in another way would be to consider their status or stasis. The system is called "Stasis Theory"
- Did something happen?
- What is its nature?
- What is its quality?
Arguments of fact:
- involve statements that can be proved or disproved with specific evidence or testimony.
- arguments are often quite subtle, involving layers of complextity not apparent when the question is initially posed.
Arguments of definition:
- Often involve determining whether one known object or action belongs in a second category
- Issues of definition can have mighty consequences.
Arguments of evalution:
- To question about quality
- They are common that writers sometimes take them for granted
Proposal arguments:
- The writer has to succed in presenting a problem in a compelling way that the readers ask: What can we do?
- Writers have to first succeed in presenting a problem in such a compelling way
Audiences for argument:
- No argument even one that engages stasis questions thoroughly, can be effective unless it speaks compellingly to others.
- As a writer you will be addressing an intended reader.
Considering Texts:
- You have to set the readers in context
- Reading always takes place in what you might think of as a series of contexts.
