The Brief Thompson
In order to make an argument, use points that are common to your audience.
Make claims that always have support or evidence, without evidence your claim is weak.
When making a claim be careful in what you’re saying.
Make claims that can be hard to contest in, if it’s hard to contest it’s a good claim.
Write arguments to persuade your audience, in order to achieve that you need common points.
Remember to always be open-minded when debating an argument because being very defensive will not solve the problem.
Sharing common grounds with people increases attraction with one another.
When making an argument: Research your topic.
Use evidence and explain it.
Differentiate between facts and opinions
Personal notes don’t always help
Always conclude when making an argument to refresh the audience.
Proof read your work, in order to fix what you made wrong.
Purdue Owl
When people think about rhetoric they think about politicians using language. Rhetoric came form the Greek. Sophits believed they can persuade people using rhetoric. Rhetoric is using the available means of persuasion to make an argument. Audience, ethos, pathos and logos are tools to help use rhetoric. Rhetoric is the ability to use language the most effective way.
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