Thank You for Arguing Chapters – Flashcards

Introduction to establish that argument is everywhere. Used for persuasion. Argument is the essential skill of leadership

rhetorical argument is different from the way that "argument" is defined and perceived today. In an argument, each side tries to win over an audience. Fight to win. Argue to achieve. Success is when the audience is persuaded. Seduction is a useful tool to persuade and influence others.

1. stimulate your audiences emotion 2. change its opinion 3. get it to act (mood, mind, and willingness)

Identify the issue. Blame=past-deals with forensic rhetoric Values=present-hands good vs. bad (demonstrative rhetoric) Choice=future-deliberative rhetoric Anticipate objects, don't debate the undebatable, stay in the right tense

Logos-argument by logic-use what the audience is thinking Ethos-argument by character-employs the persuader's own personality/ reputation Pathos-argument of emotion-not respected but useful Sympathize, ethos most important

Each era/time period has its rues, humans adapt around changes in social environment Deliberative argument isn't about the truth-its about choices Decorum is the art of the appropriate, act ay audience expects you to act

types of logical fallacies, how to spot them, and how to counter them. 1. Does the proof hold up? (examples good or bad, examples don't match, or none) 2. Am I given the right number of choices? 3. Does the proof lead to the conclusion? (identical, distraction, proof fail to lead to the conclusion) 4. Who cares 7 Deadly Sins

Fight is a foul. Argument is not fighting;play to win, not to fight. 7 Fouls: 1. Switching tenses away from the future 2. Inflexible Insistence on rules 3. Humiliation 4. Innuendo 5. Threats 6. Nasty Language or signs 7. Utter stupidity

ethos then logos then pathos 1. invention 3.Style 2.Arrangement 4. Memory 5. Delivery -Introduction -Narration -Division -Proof -Refutation -Conclusion