#opposing arguments

In class on Tuesday, we will spend some time honing your thesis statements and discussing the strategies of argumentation you have read about in Chapter 19, acknowledging, refutation, and concession.

This DJP, your last Woohoo!, will represent your practicing these strategies of argumentation. It is important to note that each of these strategies require critical thinking on an audience’s considerations of your topic. Most of you have chosen essays from writers who use these strategies within their own arguments. It may be helpful to identify these before we meet in class.

To that end, this Digital Journal Post will be due by the end of class on Tuesday.

Prompt for DJP #12

Look to the two arguments you have chosen. Identify a moment of acknowledging, refutation, or concession from each of them. Notice, that I directed OR here. Just one from each. (Being able to identify when other writers are using these strategies is important to your developing these strategies in your own writing.)

Note at least one of these strategies from each of your two arguments. Directly quote them here. Use MLA citation guidelines.

In class on Tuesday, we will spend some time honing your thesis statements and discussing the strategies of argumentation you have read about in Chapter 19, acknowledging, refutation, and concession. 

This DJP, your last Woohoo!, will represent your practicing these strategies of argumentation. It is important to note that each of these strategies require critical thinking on an audience’s considerations of your topic. Most of you have chosen essays from writers who use these strategies within their own arguments. It may be helpful to identify these before we meet in class.

To that end, this Digital Journal Post will be due by the end of class on Tuesday. 

Prompt for DJP #12

Look to the two arguments you have chosen. Identify a moment of acknowledging, refutation, or concession from each of them. Notice, that I directed OR here. Just one from each. (Being able to identify when other writers are using these strategies is important to your developing these strategies in your own writing.) 

Note at least one of these strategies from each of your two arguments. Directly quote them here. Use MLA citation guidelines.

Now we are going to work on synthesizing the two arguments you’ve chosen to use for this essay.

In your assignment, you are tasked with using one strategy from Chapter 18, “Comparing and Contrasting,” and one strategy from Chapter 19, “Arguing.” Both of these chapters (and the subsequent sentence strategies) help you to synthesize opposing arguments.

In your post, you will use one sentence strategy from each Chapters 18 and 19 to synthesize the opposing arguments.

This DJP should be at least 2 sentences long. You are welcome to practice with multiple examples.

In each sentence, you should put the two opposing arguments in direct conversation with one another.

Where “Writer A” argues that _______________, “Writer Y” disagrees when she states _______________________. (page 581)

According to Writer A, what’s at stake here is  ____________. For Writer B however, what is most important is __________________. (page 596)

These may not be the sentences you use in your essay. This is meant to be practice.

Now we are going to work on synthesizing the two arguments you’ve chosen to use for this essay.

In your assignment, you are tasked with using one strategy from Chapter 18, “Comparing and Contrasting,” and one strategy from Chapter 19, “Arguing.” Both of these chapters (and the subsequent sentence strategies) help you to synthesize opposing arguments. 

In your post, you will use one sentence strategy from each Chapters 18 and 19 to synthesize the opposing arguments.

This DJP should be at least 2 sentences long. You are welcome to practice with multiple examples.

In each sentence, you should put the two opposing arguments in direct conversation with one another. 

Where “Writer A” argues that _______________, “Writer Y” disagrees when she states _______________________. (page 581)

According to Writer A, what’s at stake here is  ____________. For Writer B however, what is most important is __________________. (page 596)

These may not be the sentences you use in your essay. This is meant to be practice.

On Thursday, we talked about your finding two opposing arguments to write on for this last Major Assignment. As you read those two arguments, I want you to both analyze and synthesize the opposing viewpoints. (Remember to analyze is to decipher one writer’s (or argument’s) main objective (thesis) and their main points of support for that argument. To synthesize is to put both arguments into conversation with one another.)

Today’s work is to analyze.

In your post, you should explore 2 arguments that oppose one another in one or more points. These two arguments may agree with one another on one or more points, but should disagree in some significant manner.

Briefly introduce the main topic of the two arguments. What are the two writers (or groups of writers) concerned with? What are they writing about?

Analyze and then summarize the opposing viewpoints you have found. Who is arguing? On what point are they arguing? What is each writer’s main objective in their writing (their main argument)?

Lastly, discuss briefly some of the arguments’ supporting points. No need to put them in conversation with one another. You might offer these in a paragraph per writer (or article) OR offer a quick outline for each, listing the thesis and main points for each.

On Thursday, we talked about your finding two opposing arguments to write on for this last Major Assignment. As you read those two arguments, I want you to both analyze and synthesize the opposing viewpoints. (Remember to analyze is to decipher one writer’s (or argument’s) main objective (thesis) and their main points of support for that argument. To synthesize is to put both arguments into conversation with one another.)

Today’s work is to analyze. 

In your post, you should explore 2 arguments that oppose one another in one or more points. These two arguments may agree with one another on one or more points, but should disagree in some significant manner.

Briefly introduce the main topic of the two arguments. What are the two writers (or groups of writers) concerned with? What are they writing about?

Analyze and then summarize the opposing viewpoints you have found. Who is arguing? On what point are they arguing? What is each writer’s main objective in their writing (their main argument)?

Lastly, discuss briefly some of the arguments’ supporting points. No need to put them in conversation with one another. You might offer these in a paragraph per writer (or article) OR offer a quick outline for each, listing the thesis and main points for each.