ELA argumentation

What are the 3 parts of the triangle

-speaker

-audience

-subject matter

Ethos

Ethical appeal (how can i get you to trust me)

Pathos

Emotional appeal (feeling based)

Logos

Logical appeal (stats and information)

Categorical moral reasoning

I base not decision on a firm personal belief, no matter what the outcome will be. My reasoning is absolute, unwavering; the situation does not matter

Ex. “Murder is always wrong, no matter the situation or outcome”

Consequentialist moral reasoning

I base my decisions on the potential moral consequences of my actions. I weigh the outcomes and choose the better moral outcome.

Ex. “I will steal the bread if I can help save my starving young sister”

What’s the structure of your FIRST paragraph

-greeting

-context

-self identification

-Purpose

What’s the argumentative strategies in your FIRST paragraph

-respectful language

-praise

-initial credibility (ethical appeal)

-shared value

What’s the structure of your FRIST BODY paragraph

-state position/ first reason

-evidence

-warrants

What’s the structure of your SECOND BODY paragraph

-state opposing concern

-validation (fact)

-counterclaim with shared value

-evidence

-warrants

What’s the argumentative strategies in your BODY paragraph

-Meta text

-logical appeals (facts)

-emotional language

-imagen a world

What’s the structure of your CLOSING paragraph

-restate position

-restate purpose

-closing (valediction)

What’s the argumentative strategies in your CLOSING paragraph

-credibility of speaker and audience

-praise

-emotion language

What appeal is HUMOR

Pathos

What appeal is EXPERIENCE BASED STORIES

Ethos, pathos

What appeal is DENOTATIVE (dictionary meaning of sm)

Logos

What appeal is PERSONAL CREDENTIALS

Ethos

What appeal is FACTS, STATS, AND DATA

Logos

What appeal is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Pathos