the contents of argument the informed argument: chapter 3
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the contents of argument the informed argument: chapter 3. Alex O’Hara Chula Min Park Luz Luna Monzerrat Montiel. Engaging in Argument . We always argue within a context One must address context if one expects to argue effectively. Analyzing Your audience. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE CONTENTS OF ARGUMENT
THE INFORMED ARGUMENT: CHAPTER 3
Alex O’HaraChula Min Park
Luz LunaMonzerrat Montiel
ENGAGING IN ARGUMENT We always argue within a context
One must address context if one expects to argue effectively
ANALYZING YOUR AUDIENCE How does one address their audience?
What do you know about your audience?
How would the audience respond to your argument?
What does the audience know about you?
IMAGINING YOUR AUDIENCE When it comes to argument, imagining
an audience influences specific arguments you will make in support of your position
Writers will always create a sense of an audience
Won’t correspond directly with a “real” audience
For the purpose of who the author is writing to or for
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE One needs to know
that culture is a sense of identity
Ethnicity Racial Background Religion Social Class Working Class Where one Lives Lifestyle
CONSIDERING CULTURE IN ARGUMENT “Criticisms
amount to Zealotry and Lunacy” -Harvey Araton
Arab-Jew argument grows out of a cultural context (that of the United States) in which pluralism and religious diversity are deeply held Values
JEW AND ARAB BLOODSHED
CONSIDERING GENDER It is Important to be sensitive to how
these factors can influence how the audience may react to an Argument
Ex. Young Women or Retired Men; Different implications with Different Audiences
Gender is another identity Sex Orientation Age
CONSIDERING AGE The age of an INTENDED audience can
influence how a you as a writer or speaker will make your argument
The language and strategies altered and even topic will be shaped accordingly
Mature Audience Teenage Audience
Which is more
appealing to you?
CONSIDERING SEXUAL ORIENTATION It is problematic for you to assume your
audience is entirely heterosexual, therefore it is challenging to talk about sexual orientationSuch words as “gay” and “queer” are
emotionally charged It is better to talk about a “gay community”
rather than lumping diverse people into a single group which a generalization will be made
QUIZWhat are the 4 Contexts which you should
consider in an argument?
Name at least one Sense of Identity.
What might appeal more to a younger audience in contrast to a more mature
audience?
QUESTIONS?