| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Jones, Rebecca. Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother With Logic? writingspaces.org/sites/default/files/jones–finding-the-good-argument.pdf.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Rebecca Jones’ article is all about arguments: what different types there are, how to structure them, and how to effectively use them. Something interesting to me was reading about the difference between deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. They were illustrated by triangles that represented how the flow of the argument goes. It was helpful to see that visual. Overall, the graphs in the article helped me understand the content much better. The chart on page 171 is something I will be using in visualizing an argument for a paper. The 10 rules listed at the end of the article are another thing I will be paying close attention to. It’s like a little checklist for writing a paper! |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.
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Deductive reasoning takes a broad idea and funnels it down into a narrower argument.
Inductive reasoning takes a specific idea and creates a more “general conclusion” |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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I have been learning about ethos, pathos, and logos for a little while now. In a different English Composition class, we would write papers analyzing the rhetoric of an article. This makes me feel a little more confident in what the next few weeks of class bring. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How do you incorporate the tools of rhetoric into verbal arguments/ debates? |