Argument Moves (Honors)

How confident do you feel about your ability to IDENTIFY argument moves?

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Roni Manor built an argument in her Ted Talk, to persuade her audience that teens must filter their social media consumption or they can encounter _________ consequences.

• strange

• dangerous

• funny

• permanent

Argument Move?

In 2018, 80% of Americans had a social media account.

• Statistic

• Personal experience

• Expert testimonial

• Logical reasoning

Argument Move?

We're taught to trust in our media outlets, and we do. We trust them with our information, our privacy and with the filtered stories of our lives. I trusted social media with everything.

• Cause/Effect

• Comparison

• Repetition

• Detailed description

Argument Move?

In winter of 2017, I was scrolling on Facebook, as I did most afternoons, only to find myself clicking on a post that one of my friends had shared. Little did I know this would spread a hack through hundreds of bay area teenage girls' Facebook accounts...

• Loaded words

• Statistic

• Repetition

• Personal anecdote/experience

Argument Analysis:

Why does Manor include the personal anecdote about her experience with a Facebook hack?

• She wants to put her audience's fears over social media hacks at ease and make people laugh at her misfortune. The humor in her unfortunate situation teaches the audience a life lesson.

• Manor's anecdote shows a real example of how one action on social media can have severe consequences. The audience trusts her argument more because of the vulnerability she reveals in her personal experience.

• By including this anecdote, the audience recognizes the hidden dangers online. They cast judgment over Manor for her reckless actions and will be less likely to make the same mistake.

Argument Move?

My view of the world was shattered. My trust had been broken, and I was petrified how easily this person could find information about me and what they could do with it.

• Repetition

• Loaded words

• Cause/Effect

• Detailed description

Which loaded words are strategically chosen by Manor to create a strong reaction in the audience about the dangers of social media?

My view of the world was shattered. My trust had been broken, and I was petrified how easily this person could find information about me...

• shattered

• broken

• petrified

• easily

Argument Move(s)?

According to a study done by UCLA in 2016, the singing brain circuits are activated when a teenager sees their likes as if they had just won the lottery.

• Research

• Figurative language/simile

• Logical explanation

• Repetition

Argument Move?

Psychology Today wrote an article titled, "Parents guide to social media use for kids" which writes to help parents understand how much social media usage is smart. The article recommends 60 - 90 minutes of screen time per day.

• References a scholarly article

• Logical explanation

• Loaded words

• Repetition