ARGUMENTATION

Question 1

WHAT IS ARGUMENTATION?

Answer 1

A form of discourse in which we use arguments to understand an issue more accurately. It is the dynamic process of reasoning between people

Question 2

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ARGUMENTATION?

Answer 2

CONTENT, PEOPLE, PROCESS

Question 3

WHAT ENTAILS THE CONTENT?

Answer 3

THIS INCLUDES THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT IS BEING ARGUED ( ISSUES, POSITIONS, CLAIMS)

Question 4

WHAT ENTAILS THE PEOPLE?

Answer 4

THESE ARE THE ARGUMENT PARTNERS. THE DEFENDER ( ADVOCATE) AND THE CRITIQUE ( CHALLENGER).

Question 5

WHAT ENTAILS THE PROCESS?

Answer 5

HOW THE PEOPLE IN AN ARGUMENT RELATE TO EACH OTHER. IT INCLUDES; 1) ACTUAL BEHAVIORS e.g yelling.
2) NORMATIVE RULES. RULES THAT DEFINE THE IDEAL OF EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTATION

Question 6

DISCOURSE?

Answer 6

ANY FORM OF DISCUSSION, PRESENTATION OR CONVERSATION OF IDEAS WRITTEN/VERBAL WITH AN AUDIENCE IN MIND

Question 7

PERSUATION?

Answer 7

A KIND OF DISCOURSE THAT AIMS TO CONVINCE SOMEONE OF SOMETHING.

Question 8

RATIONAL PERSUATION?

Answer 8

THE PROCESS OF USING GOOD ARGUMENTS TO CONVINCE SOMEONE BY ILLUMINATING THE TRUTH AND PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

Question 9

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ARGUMENTATION?

Answer 9

RATIONAL INQUIRY( the pursuit of truth through reasoned discussion)

Question 10

WHAT IS THE “MAIN ISSUE”?

Answer 10

THE ONE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE OR UNDERSTAND e.g. “is abortion ever morally justified?”

Question 11

WHAT IS THE “ISSUE”?

Answer 11

A POINT OF CONTENTION WITHIN A CONTEXT BETWEEN 2 POV’s. IT IS THE CENTRAL POINT. e.g. “is the fetus a moral and legal person?”

Question 12

CRITERIAS FOR A WELL FORMED ISSUE

Answer 12

1. MUST BE PRECISE: should be definite under the circumstances.
2. MUST BE CONTROVERSIAL: a reasonable argument about it.
3. MUST BE STATED IN NEUTRAL TERMS: should not presuppose a pov.
4. ONE CENTRAL IDEA: rather present compound issues and tackle after another.

Question 13

WHAT IS THE POSITION?

Answer 13

THE STAND TAKEN ON AN ISSUE

Question 14

AMBIGUOUS STATEMENT?

Answer 14

refers to a statement or position that can have more than one identifiable meaning in a given context

Question 15

TWO TYPES OF POSITION ARE?

Answer 15

DEFENDED( no reason for the position is given). DFENDED( the reason for taking that position is given).

Question 16

WHAT IS THE TOPIC?

Answer 16

THE SUBJECT OF CONCERN OF A DISPUTE USUALLY A WORD OR PHRASE

Question 17

AN ARGUMENT IS?

Answer 17

A SET OF CLAIMS OF WHICH ONE IS OFFERED IN SUPPORT OF THE OTHER.

Question 18

WHAT IS NOT AN ARGUMENT?

Answer 18

UNSUPPORTED CLAIMS, QUESTION, DESCRIPTION

Question 19

PREMISE

Answer 19

A REASON GIVEN IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCLUSION

Question 20

CONCLUSION

Answer 20

THE STATEMENT YOU ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE SOMEONE OF. TRYING TO PROVE THE STATEMENT BR INFERRING FROM OTHER STATEMENTS

Question 21

EVIDENTIAL CLAIMS

Answer 21

THESE ARE CLAIMS THAT HAVE EVIDENCE, INDEPENDENT OF RELIEFS AND RELEVEANT TO AN ISSUE.
THEY CAN BE PROVEN TRUE/FALSE.
THEY CAN APPEAL TO FACTS

Question 22

REASONED OPINION

Answer 22

BELIEFS FOR WHICH EXPLICITVREASONS ARE GIVEN

Question 23

SIMPLE OPINION

Answer 23

BELIEFS IN WHICH WE HAVE NO REASONS FOR.

USUALLY BASED ON PREFERENCES