Argumentation is, essentially, an argument. The point is to persuade the reader to one side or the other. Chapter 14 discusses this in-depth.
Persuasion: how a writer influences the audience to follow a course of action or adopt a belief. (p. 524)
Most argumentative essays are riddled with persuasive points. They can translate over to argumentative points when they become more concrete.
Argumentation: the appeal to reason.
The points that a writer hits to connect with the audience and win them over are what I've known as pathos (emotion), ethos (reputation of the writer), and logos (logical appeal).
This chapter emphasizes the importance of making claims that are well-supported. It reminds us that the audience will mostly be skeptical, and to not assume anything will be understood in the essay unless it is very clearly stated and backed up.
It covers similar topics to the Exemplification chapter, in that support/examples should be relevant, representative, typical, and sufficient. (p 528). Chapter 14 also reiterates the need for documentation or proof of some sort in order to avoid plagiarism.
Things I learned:
A Rogerian argument does not follow the typical wrong/right argument. It involves the agreement points of both arguments, and uses them to find common ground.
Syllogism: consists of a major premise (general statement), minor premise (related but specific statement), and a conclusion.
- This is a type of deductive argument.
There are tons of logical fallacies. Tons. I've done most of them.
Overall, this was a pretty informative chapter. It reviewed a lot for me but also threw in some new things that I wouldn't have associated with argumentative essays.
-Devon
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