1. Lesson 34
Difference between argument and persuasion = persuasion is to get someone to do something you want them to do – think infomercials; argument is a more reasoned discussion for a specific viewpoint

2. Daily Agenda What is Argument? Examples of Arguments
Rhetorical Devices used in Argument
“TSA…Snow Globe” article
Label CLAIM, ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS
DUE LESSON 35

3. What is an Argument?
One of my favorite sayings, “I will agree with you if you want me to….but then we’d both be wrong!”

4. What Makes a Good Argument?
CLAIM
THREE APPEALS
LOGOS - Logical appeal? (mind)
facts, statistics, examples
Example of faulty logic
PATHOS - Emotional appeal? (heart)
charged words, feelings
Voice of an Angel
ETHOS – Authority
Does the speaker have credibility/believability?
Matt v. Tom

5. CLAIM – EVIDENCE - EFFECTIVENESS
Some Examples -
CLAIM – EVIDENCE - EFFECTIVENESS
CLIP 1: You're Tacky!
Effective?
CLIP 2: It's the only argument I need!
CLIP 3: You Can't Handle the Truth!
CLIP 4: And Another Example of Argument

6. Terms to Know

7. Terms: Just a few of the ways writers support their arguements
Allusion
Audience
Author’s Purpose
Diction
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Parallelism
Repetition
Rhetorical question
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Tone
Voice

8. “TSA on Lookout for big hair and snow globes”
Label CLAIM.
Label THREE APPEALS.
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Due Lesson 35