2010 english150 week10 part1ppt
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Persuasive: Midterm Preparation
Week 10, Part 1
Today
1. Persuasion Continued: Midterm Preparation
Word-of-the-day
Surreptitious: Done by secret/stealth
His surreptitious theft of the cookie scared her.
Grammar-rama
Review: Semi-colons (two independent clauses on
either side) Colons (one independent and on
dependent) Colons: replaces the expression “and here
it is”
Persuasive Writing
Persuasive Focus:
1.make them see your point of view
2.change readers’ minds
3.move them to action on behalf of your cause
Persuasion
- logos- pathos- ethos
Syllogism
1. Premise 12. Premise 23. Conclusion
1) Lawyers work long hours.2) Nima is a lawyer.3) Nima works long hours.
Bad Example of Persuasion
It is obvious to anyone thinking logically that minimum wage should be increased. The current minimum wage is an insult and is unfair to the people who receive it. The fact that the last proposed minimum wage increase was denied is proof that the government of this state is crooked and corrupt. The only way for them to prove otherwise is to raise minimum wage immediately.
Syllogism
Premise 1: Minimum wage should match the cost of living in society.
Premise 2: The current minimum wage does not match the cost of living in society.
Conclusion: Therefore, minimum wage should be increased.
Premise 1
The purpose of minimum wage is to ensure that workers can provide basic amenities to themselves and their families. A report in the Journal of Economic Studies indicated that workers cannot live above the poverty line when minimum wage is not proportionate with the cost of living. It is beneficial to society and individuals for a minimum wage to match living costs.
Premise 2
Unfortunately, our state's minimum wage no longer reflects an increasing cost of living. When the minimum wage was last set at $5.85, the yearly salary of $12,168 guaranteed by this wage was already below the poverty line. Years later, after inflation has consistently raised the cost of living, workers earning minimum wage must struggle to support a family, often taking 2 or 3 jobs just to make ends meet. 35% of our state's poor population is made up of people with full time minimum wage jobs.
Conclusion
In order to remedy this problem and support the workers of this state, minimum wage must be increased. A modest increase could help alleviate the burden placed on the many residents who work too hard for too little just to make ends meet.
Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Moves people from awareness to action1. Arouse attention2. Demonstrate a need3. Satisfy the need4. Visualize the results5. Call for action
Agitprop Theatre
Rogerian Conciliation
Less concerned with winning and losing Explores common ground, building bridges,
resolving differences, and negotiating and achieving reconciliation
Concession-Refutation
Recognizing arguments on the other side
Concession Example
Story of Stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8
Concession-Refutation
Assures your reader you are aware of the other side/you have explored the ongoing critical conversation.
Concession-Refutation Model1. My opponent says A is true (allude to
reasons)2. A is not true; B is true for these reasons
(thesis)3. Elaborate on the reasons for believing A
is not true4. Elaborate on the reasons for believing B
is true5. State final implications and reflections,
perhaps even a call to action
Structuring the Persuasive Essay
1. introduction 1. catchy opening2. counter-argument/refutation3. thesis statement
2. main supporting ideas3. conclusion
Paragraph 1 – IntroductionTopic Sentence Acknowledgement of the opposition Points of support for the thesis Thesis Statement
Paragraph 2 – Body paragraph (Con)Topic sentenceSummary of oppositionReasons why opposition is misguidedConcluding Sentence
Paragraph 3 – Body paragraph (Pro)Topic SentencePoint 1 of support for the thesisExamples and DiscussionConcluding Sentence
Paragraph 4 – Body paragraph (Pro)
Topic SentencePoint 2 of support for thesisExamples and DiscussionConcluding Sentence
Paragraph 5 – Conclusion
Restate thesis/argumentSummarize opposition and its problemsSummarize strengthsConcluding sentence
Practice
1. Choose a problem that springs from the picture
2. Fill in the blanks on page 2833. Add these blanks to the outline handout
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1. Introduction: Follow the Recipe1) Catchy Opening2) Background/Context 3) Concession/refutation thesis4) Thesis
1. Samples
At the end of a hard day there is nothing better than slipping on pajamas, grabbing a bag of chips, and clicking on the television. For over eighty years, television has played many important roles in society since its inception from the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show to the Survivor finale. However, some people say that television is a colossal waste of time. Even at it’s most mundane, television serves as an important and inexpensive form of escapism because people can relax, eat, and talk while the TV is on.
OpeningDetail and ContextRefutationThesis Statement
1. Sample
Childhood is a stage that we all pass through. It’s an important time where children develop their social skills. Children interact with parents, siblings, and other children. Some of these children are at their preschool. Although some television shows may allow children to see other children interacting, this is not the same as real interaction. It’s totally different. Television should not be watched by children during these important early years.
OpeningDetail and ContextRefutationThesis Statement
2. Thesis: Concession-Refutation
Recognizing arguments on the other side Assures your reader you are aware of the
other side/you have explored the ongoing critical conversation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8
3. Thesis: Persuasive
Strong other side Not just an opinion Not a fact Non-polarizing Original/fresh
4. No Logical Fallacies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PikszBkfTHM
5. MLA Format
Top Left CornerDouble-spacedTabbed paragraphs
6. Level of Persuasion
1. Understand point of view2. Change habits3. Change actions
LogosPathosEthos
7. Tone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qfgf4j1M-o
8. Ideas and Details
Informative Sample
Midterm
Take entire class (next class) Read the broad prompt Think of a problem Write an essay based on the concession-
refutation model No logical fallacies Edit for grammar/punctuation No low-content spots (especially
introduction/conclusion)
In-class Essay
Create an outline Do not create multiple drafts Paper dictionaries only Read chapter 13 Grammar matters Structure and argument are most
important Ideas and details