POSITION PAPER

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shows people’s views and sentiments

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position paper

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an essay that presents a person’s or group’s position or stand on a particular issue.

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position paper

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position paper is also called??

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argumentative or manifesto

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Its goal is to convince the reader of the acceptability of the writer’s position and it does so by:

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presenting rational support
presenting counter-evidence
using emotional appeals

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Components of the postion paper

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issue
thesis
reasons
support
counterarguements

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an idea or question over which people are divided

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issue or controversy

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expresses your stand or position on an issue

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thesis/claim

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to persuade readers to have the same position

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reasons/arguments

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evidence or ideas to substantiate to reasons

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support

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Classifications of support

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facts, comparisons, examples, and opinions

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It gives the arguments opposing your stand

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counterarguments

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What are the steps in writing a position paper?

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1. choose an issue
2. collect information on the issue
   3.organize your presentation

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this can help you decide on your position or claim

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collect information on the issue
- use the w questions

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The position may be supported through two types of appeals:

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logical and emotional

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use of facts in order to support a position; it persuades the audience by targeting their thinking

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logical appeal

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this is the use of the audience’s feelings for the subject of the paper such as anger and pity - in order to persuade.

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emotional appeal

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types of logical appeal

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-transitivity
-incompatibility
-reciprocity
-comparison
-generalization
-examples
-cause
-sign

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involves three terms; A is B, B is C, thus A is C.

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transitivity

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what argument is this?
As an antioxidant, coffee is an anticancer substance

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transitivity

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type of argument presents two contradictory choices; A and B cannot be combined

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incompatibility

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President X cannot be pro-education as he claims to be.

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incompatibility

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individuals and situations that can be put together under the same category should be treated in the same way.

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reciprocity

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A person who is born in the Philippines and who has Filipino parents is classified as a citizen of the Philippines. As a citizen, such a person enjoys certain privileges reserved only for a country’s citizen, such as the right to vote and own property in the Philippines. Now suppose a foreigner goes through certain legal processes and becomes classified as a Filipino citizen .

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reciprocity

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two situations will have the same outcome because of the similarities between these situations.

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comparison

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1. The RH Law will lead to the legalization of abortion in the Philippines.
2. This was the case in Vietnam which enacted a similar law many years ago.

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comparison

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we use one member of population to make conclusions about the entire population.

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generalization

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Manny Pacquiao is a proof that the Philippines is a nation of good boxers.

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generalizations

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you use a group of examples- a sample- from that population to serve as your basis

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examples

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We see this type of argument whenever we encounter survey results.

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examples

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We see this type of argument whenever we encounter survey results.

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cause

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what are the two types of arguments from cause?

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strong or sufficent
weak or necessary

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the occurrence of the cause guarantees the existence of the effect.

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strong/sufficient

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If virus X is a weak cause for disease X, perhaps other factors contribute also like weak immune system and certain environmental condition.

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weak/necessary cause

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This arguments uses a sign or indicator X to argue for the existence of condition Y.

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sign

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We have fever because our body temperature reads 40ºC.

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argument from sign

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Types of Emotional Appeals

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-bandwagon
-appeal to common folk
-false authority
-name calling or ad hominem
-association

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The idea here is to convince people to “go with the flow” – everybody else is doing it, so you should follow, too.

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bandwagon

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the persuasion is done by pointing out that a person is no different from ordinary people, or that a product or idea is something that ordinary people would purchase or support.

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appeal to common folk

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which a person speaks as expert on something on which he/she has no expertise, as when an actor claims that he/she proved the efficacy of a brand of medicine through laboratory tests (as if he or she were a pharmacist or chemist)

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false authority

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uses labels with negative meanings to cast one’s opponent in a bad light

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name calling or ad hominem

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creating a link between one thing or idea and another one that people have a positive or negative feelings for

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association