Comparing Text with Opposing Views (HS)

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 1: A Red herring is argument meant to digress from the issue. (Has nothing to do with the issue discussed)

• True

• False

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 2: Either or Fallacy - involves failure to establish proof for a debatable point

• True

• False

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 3: what is false analogy.

• occurs when you assume that a particular viewpoint or course of action can have only one of two diametrically opposed outcomes- either totally this or totally that.

• disregards significant dissimilarities and wrongly implies that because two things share some characteristics, they are therefore alike in all respects. Which can lead to false information

• involves failure to establish proof for a debatable point

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 4: What is one thing to be weary of while writing an Argumentation-Persuassive Essay?

• Alienating your readers

• Turning your readers into aliens

• Overhyping your readers

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 5: What is a Supporting Audience?

• This is the hardest to deal with, usually you should avoid emotional appeals because they might seem irrational, sentimental, or comical. Instead use logical reasoning (logos)

• When your audience agrees with your position and trusts your credibility, you don’t need a highly reasoned argument dense with facts, examples, and stats.

• Readers may be interested but not fully committed fully to your view point, so you can’t risk alienating them with heavy handed emotional appeal

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 6: What is a Wavering audience?

• This one is the hardest to deal with, usually you should avoid emotional appeals because they might seem irrational, sentimental, or comical. Instead use logical reasoning (logos)

• When your audience agrees with your position and trusts your credibility, you don’t need a highly reasoned argument dense with facts, examples, and stats.

• Readers may be interested but not fully committed fully to your view point, so you can’t risk alienating them with heavy handed emotional appeal

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 7: What is a Hostile audience?

• The hardest to deal with, usually you should avoid emotional appeals because they might seem irrational, sentimental, or comical. Instead use logical reasoning (logos)

• When your audience agrees with your position and trusts your credibility, you don’t need a highly reasoned argument dense with facts, examples, and stats.

• When readers may be interested but not fully committed fully to your view point, so you can’t risk alienating them with heavy handed emotional appeal

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 8: The Rogerian Strategy is when...

• Common goals are used and each side is stuck to only their belief.

• No agreement is reached

• When common goals are identified and opposing views are described as objectively as possible in an effort to establish common ground and reach agreement.

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 9: What are two ways to think about a subject?

• Inductively and deductively

• Individually and deductively

• Inductively and seductively

Lesson-33: Comparing Texts with Opposing Views

Question 10: A Minor premise is a general statement about an entire group.

• True

• False