The argument module brought awareness to somethings I thought I had a good understanding of. Things like having a debatable, assertive, reasonable, and focused argumentative thesis. Two concepts that struck me from this module were: Building common ground and Rebuttal and Refutation of counterargument.
The concept of Building common ground, addressed being aware of your audience and your tone. It mentioned that sometimes you may not have a specific audience, but that is something you should be aware of as you write your thesis and essay. This concept made me also aware of the language you would use in an argument. The module stated ” if you misjudge the appropriate language for your audience, your tone will suffer too.” the module also stated that using the wrong tone could turn off your audience.This struck me because it is very easy to use the wrong language and tone in an argumentative paper. Very often, the tone of a paper can change and the write not be aware of that change.
The concept of Rebuttal and Refutation of counterargument stated ” Good rebuttal and refutation begins with a solid understanding of all possible points of view on your topic.” I think this concept is something that I sometimes avoid. Most times in argumentative essays, the writer wants to get their argument across strongly but doesn’t always understand every other point of view.