Argument

1
Argument

• justified claims
• process and product
• both truth-seeking and persuasion (respect for
  complexity)

2
Reading Strategies

• Believer
• distinguish between what a paragraph says and
  what it does (how it fits into or advances the
  argument)
• Doubter
• Alternative viewpoints

3
Writing Strategies

• Freewriting
• Idea Mapping
• Pro and Con Because Clauses

4
Classical Argument

• Introduction
• (interesting) opening statement
• explanation
• thesis statement
• forecasting
• Position
• Opposition Summarized
• Opposition Refuted
• Conclusion