Thank You For Arguing
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT'S THE ISSUE?
- Blame
- Values
- Choice
Blame uses the past tense
Forensic Rhetoric
Choice & future tense
Deliberative argument
Promises a payoff, decision-making
The future has no facts yet: weighing one choice against another; deals with probabilities
The future has no facts yet: weighing one choice against another; deals with probabilities
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Values -> present tense
Demonstrative Rhetoric
Tribal identity: us vs. them (think politics)
Community's ideals and those who fail to live up to them.
Community's ideals and those who fail to live up to them.
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RULE NO. 1
NEVER DEBATE THE UNDEBATABLE
Focus on your goals instead. Morals and values are generally inarguable: those are present tense (demonstrative) arguments even if they may depend on an authority you don't agree with.
Make sure you are arguing in the right tense.
Make sure you are arguing in the right tense.
TYPES OF ARGUMENTS
ARISOTLE'S TOOLS OF PERSUASION
Pathetic arguments
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Rhetorical sympathy
Pathos at work: align yourself with your audience-- it is essential to know your audience, then!
Cicero: become an emotional role model
Ex: child and temper tantrum, parent: I get upset when things don't go my way, either. Can I help you figure out a way to earn some money to get the toy you want?
Cicero: become an emotional role model
Ex: child and temper tantrum, parent: I get upset when things don't go my way, either. Can I help you figure out a way to earn some money to get the toy you want?
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It's all in the attitude
Rhetorical decorum
Acting the way your audience expects you to act
Speak the language that the rhetorical situation demands, what is appropriate for the audience
"Piss off" mug example
Acting the way your audience expects you to act
Speak the language that the rhetorical situation demands, what is appropriate for the audience
"Piss off" mug example
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LOGOS
ARGUMENT BY LOGIC
Very few purely logical arguments. Because we are human, we tend to fall prey to using and being persuaded by logical fallacies.
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