The Argument Essay: Just Don't Do It!

Persuasion is the key to getting the results you want, not only for politicians or lawyers, but for every one of us. In a job interview, you will have to persuade your interviewers why they should hire you over the other candidates. In a classroom presentation you will have to convince your classmates and teacher that what you're saying is worth listening to and that you deserve a good grade on the assignment.

I found the article on “Argument” helpful because; the topic is understandable, did a good job to defined the topic, the order of relevant, provided specific examples how to improve my writing of college papers.

Persuasion can be different for everyone. You can persuade someone into doing something that they didn’t necessarily think they were going to do before by telling them how it will be beneficial to them. Persuasion goes a long way because believing in something and then hearing it from someone else’s perspective can make you think twice about your original decision. If someone else has a better point and can make it clear enough for you to understand, you might easily believe them over your original opinion. Persuasion is a very convincing type of language and is used in so many different situations.

Overall, I believe that I acquired a conceptual and practical knowledge of argumentation. The rhetorical situation worksheets that we were given in the beginning of the semester was a great refresher on all that I was taught on argumentation. It also helped me to understand the format that the professor would like us to introduce the articles and it’s Kairos before we analyze them. These worksheets definitely helped when it came to writing our first paper. However, although the worksheets made it easy to know what to put in the paper, it was not easy to actually put the paper together and make it flow. Therefore, when I wrote the paper it felt choppy in some places due to the fact

In my everyday life I use persuasion to effect change in a person’s beliefs, attitudes, intentions and behaviors. I use persuasion to influence others around me either if it is in a work setting, a social interaction or giving a public speech. The ability to convey information, feelings or reason is a very useful tool in the pursuit of my own personal gain. While attending a Surf Riders meeting, a non-profit organization to clean our beaches, I gave a persuasive speech on why it was important to join and participate our party. I spoke at a Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD) class to help people understand the severity of the crime.

In this week’s journal we were assigned reading in the They Say, I Say book. The assigned reading was to teach us how to write papers in an argumentative form, either agreeing with a statement, disagreeing, or a little of both. As explained in our chapter often writers are afraid to argue a statement, based on the fact that they feel as if they do not have enough knowledge about the information. The question to be answered in this journal is, how do I see myself as an arguer?

In the play “MacBeth,” Shakespeare uses Persuasion to stress the amount of a powerful force it and make others do what they don’t want. Persuasion will turn into a awfully powerful and threatning tool to alter peoples means of thinking. It will really have a affect on someone if they have a weak minded personality and brain. It will modify someone's decisions to make a honest or bad choice, and take a toll on them inside . It plays the impacting role of a villain or a not seeable threat to many people in the play.

Dominique, I enjoyed your post this week, and I agree less-than-lethal weapons are an excellent alternative to deadly force options like firearms. The term non-lethal weapons is outdated among the law enforcement community, because like you stated, when less-than-lethal weapons are deployed there is still a risk of causing death. When the term non-lethal is applied to less-than-lethal weapons, I believe it is confusing for people without any law enforcement background, especially if a less-than-lethal weapon is utilized in a use of force incident that results in a suspect’s death. Additionally, training and education should be used to ensure the correct less-than-lethal option is applied to de-escalate the situation.

This information can be used by students to help them organize an argumentative research paper. In addition, both student and instructors can utilize the information as a resource guide.

Abortion, animal rights, border control, gun rights and same-sex marriage are always heated discussions amongst people. Whether people know all the facts or not I can guarantee most have very strong perceptions and feelings on each of these. A significant thought to remember is that argumentative essays are not always a disagreement. Occasionally, they merely support an idea or topic some cannot be argued (Reinking and Von der Osten, 269). Framing the argument, providing firm support, while remaining cautious of fallacies were the significant points in Chapter 16 of Strategies of Successful Writing, in my opinion.

Topic Selection: Each student will choose their own topic. The topic must be a SOCIAL TWO SIDED ISSUE. The student will select ONE SIDE of the issue to support and convince their audience to TAKE ACTION. See page three for possible topics.

In the English 101 course, numerous topics concerning writing argumentative essays have been discussed to improve a student’s, such as myself, writing. When writing an argumentative essay, it is important to state the point that the student is arguing, in the topic sentence, in addition to making sure that all questions asked are answered. This includes writing and reviewing the topic sentence more than once, to ensure that all aspects have been answered. In class, I have learned that writing a good essay may include writing a not too well written first draft in order to get the ideas down on paper. Writing topic sentences for each body paragraph is also of use as it frames the topic being discussed in the paragraph and ensures that the writer does not go off track. The course has also taught me to write an assumption before introducing any quote, to give a description as to what the quote is going to entail, think beyond what is written in the text, and to make connections in order to obtain a better understanding of the overall article that is being analyzed.

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In many ways, the art of persuasion is as much about changing the way you come

Everybody makes stupid mistakes that could have been prevented, but nobody in this world is close to perfect and will never be perfect. Good can actually come from making mistakes, by doing something wrong you are corrected and shown how to fix it by someone who has already made your mistake. Growing up I have made plenty of terrible decisions that lead to consequences in the end. Also, I have seen many of my close friends and family make mistakes that got them into trouble, but afterwards they learned a valuable lesson. I am going to tell you a story about one of my close friends who made a mistake and took full responsibility of his action and by doing so learned a valuable lesson that he can now pass on to people in his life.