LAT

Question 1

what is involved in section one

Answer 1

assessing the persuasiveness of an argument

Question 2

how to assess the validity of an experiment

Answer 2

• empirical reasoning (expert opinions and statistics)
• try to spot if things are backed up by evidence

ethos: credibility and ethics
pathos: emotions and feelings
logos: logic and reasoning

Question 3

how to assess persuasiveness

Answer 3

• techniques used to persuade the reader
• people attacking others or comparing things that are different
• what reaction is the article trying to illicit
  
  • tone
  • is the article trying to offer a new perspective or reach an audience that already agrees with them
  • people undermining sources to further the persuasiveness of their own arguments

Question 4

how to structure section one

Answer 4

• one argument on persuasiveness
• one argument on validity
• need links between paragraphs
• have a thesis on whether its persuasive or valid or whatever the question asks (with shade)

Question 5

how to structure section one intro

Answer 5

1. brief overview of what the stimulus is about
2. judgement of persuasiveness

Question 6

detailed steps of section one

Answer 6

1. isolate the claims of the stimulus
2. take notes of any deficiencies you see
3. topic sentence needs to introduce the theme you are discussing
4. analyse each claim
5. counterargument

*need to analyse all content

*should have 3/4 body paragraphs

Question 7

how to decide what to do for part two

Answer 7

1. assess the argument of each piece
2. you can’t do something that you think is good if a majority of people will disagree with you (like parents being against computers in schools)

Question 8

detailed steps for section two

Answer 8

1. isolate three main themes that arise in them
2. determine the stance you will take
3. pre-empt possible counterarguments

*don’t need to analyse all content

*try to come up with principle and practical arguments

*should have 3 body paragraphs

Question 9

mechanism of argument

Answer 9

• for part one explain that their mechanism of argument is flawed
• for part two explain how what you are proposing will lead to the outcome you want
• the part that establishes why the claim is true (evidence)
• why does the claim matter
• needs to have an impact

Question 10

practical argument

Answer 10

practical argument: an issue being sold

• you need to be able to deny that the proposed solution will actually fix the problem with evidence
• does the proposed solution make a new problem
• solution might be so small it isn’t worth the impacts

Question 11

principle argument

Answer 11

principle argument: not concerned with addressing problems but on a merit of principle

Question 12

themes to consider

Answer 12

• the economy
• the environment
• society
• the political system
• morality and ethics

Question 13

how can an argument be valid but not persuasive

Answer 13

if the argument is backed up by evidence but still not something the audience is likely to accept