Argument Analysis Day 2

​Argument Analysis Day 2

Draw

Draw me a picture of anything.

​ELA.10.R.2.4: Compare the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic, evaluating the effectiveness and validity of the claims, and analyzing the ways in which the authors use the same information to achieve different ends.

Multiple Choice

"Evaluate the support an author uses to develop the central idea throughout a text."

Evaluate, in this context, means...

• find a numerical expression or equivalent for

• to determine the significance, worth, or condition of

Multiple Choice

"... evaluating the effectiveness and validity of the claims."

Validity, in this context, means...

• the quality of being logically or factually sound

• the state of being legally or officially binding or acceptable

​Ethos: establish trust based on who you are or what you know

Pathos: appeal to emotions (fear, anger, desire, pity....)

Logos: appeal to logic or reason

Kairos: create a sense of urgency (people think less clearly when they feel rushed)

These appeal should be used in this order to be most effective. If someone trusts you, they are more likely to allow you to hit them with the feels, and then provide them with a logical way through the situation before reminding them to hurry up and act.

​Rhetorical Devices Review

Reorder

Reorder the following rhetorical appeals in the BEST order to use them

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

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2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

What is a claim?

• a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic

• a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted

• information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason

• the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument

Multiple Choice

What is a reason?

• a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic

• a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted

• information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason

• the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument

Multiple Choice

What is evidence?

• a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic

• a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted

• information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason

• the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument

Multiple Choice

What is a counterclaim?

• a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic

• a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted

• information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason

• the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument

​Argumentation Analysis

​Please visit either Teams or Focus to download and open a blank argumentation analysis worksheet. Today you will fill it out, ideally with a partner, using the paired texts of your choosing.

You will be given five minutes to select a debate topic in NY Times Upfront to read both arguments on while completing your argument analysis document,

What to Look For...

Claim: Author's primary argument/thesis
Reason: Point made to further argument
Evidence: Author's support for point made
Rhetorical Devices: Persuasive strategies

•Ethos: appeal to credibility
•Pathos: appeal to emotion
•Logos: use of logic
•Kairos: creating a sense of urgency

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​Responsibilities

​1. Complete the argument analysis by the end of the period.
2. Complete the argument assessment in Exact Path by 9.22
3. Earn a trophy in your Reading Path by 9.29