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 Types and Purposes ofArguments

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Purposes

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Argument to Inform

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Argument to Inform

To tell the audience something theydon’t know

Examples:

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Argument to Inform

To tell the audience something theydon’t know

Examples:

• Advertisements

• Commercials

• Bumper Stickers

• Nes

• Social !edia Posts

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Argument toConvince"Persuade

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Argument toConvince"Persuade

Convince: readers/people on the fenceto agree with you

Persuade: provoke action, movement,change

Examples:

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Argument toConvince"Persuade

Convince: readers"people on t#e fenceto agree it# you

Persuade: provoke action$ movement$c#ange

Examples:

• Editorials"%p&Eds• Business Proposals

• Commercials"Advertisements 

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Argument to Explore

No opponent necessarily, butrather, an attempt to make an

argument against a certain trend orstatus uo

Examples:

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Argument to Explore

No opponent necessarily$ 'utrat#er$ an attempt to make an

argument against a certain trend orstatus (uo

Examples:•Some Essays"!emoirs•)ocumentaries•*ndercover +eports

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Argument to !ake )ecisions

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Argument to !ake )ecisions

!ake choices, often take action

Examples:

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Argument to !ake )ecisions

!ake c#oices$ often take action

Examples:

• ,o''ying

• -rant Proposals

• Business Proposals

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Argument to !editate"Pray

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Argument to !editate"Pray

"imilar to an argument to e#plore, butmore personal $a more internal thane#ternal transformation%

Examples:

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Argument to !editate"Pray

Similar to an argument to explore$ 'utmore personal .a more internal t#anexternal transformation/

Examples:

• )iaries"!emoirs

• !antras

• Prayer

• !editation

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 Types

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Argument of 0act

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Argument of 0act

To prove something, historically,scienti&cally, etc'

Examples:

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Argument of 0act

 To prove somet#ing$ #istorically$scienti1cally$ etc2

Examples:

• Climate C#ange

• Pollution

•Court of ,a

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Argument of )e1nition

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Argument of )e1nition

(ow we classify something

Examples:

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Argument of )e1nition

3o e classify somet#ing

Examples:

• -ay !arriage

• A'ortion

•  Taxation

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Argument of Evaluation

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Argument of Evaluation

Presenting criteria and then evaluatingsomething based on that criteria

Examples:

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Argument of Evaluation

Presenting criteria and t#en evaluatingsomet#ing 'ased on t#at criteria

Examples:

• !ovie"Book"0ilm"Al'um +evies

• +estaurants$ products .4elp$ Ama5on$ iTunes$ etc2/

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Argument of Causality

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Argument of Causality

)hat caused something to happen*what will something cause to happenin the future

Examples:

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Argument of Causality

6#at caused somet#ing to #appen7#at ill somet#ing cause to #appenin t#e future

Examples:

• Climate C#ange

• ,egislation• Political programs

• Business proposals

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Argument of Proposal

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Argument of Proposal

)hat actions should/shouldn’t betaken

Examples:

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Argument of Proposal

6#at actions s#ould"s#ouldn8t 'etaken

Examples:

• Ending Poverty

• Ending t#e 6ar on )rugs

•

Immigration +eform• Energy Crisis