FYSM 1900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Camille Paglia, Rogerian Argument, Marc Prensky
7 Apr 2017
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Chapter introduction: arguments are all around us in every medium, in every genre, in everything we do, an argument can be any text written, spoken, aural, or visual that expresses a point of view. Such writing often moves readers to recognize problems and to consider solutions. Persuasion of this kind is usually easy to recognize. Camille paglia, the drinking age act is past its prime : the national minimum drinking age act, passed by congress 30 year ago this july, is a gross violation of civil liberties and must be repealed . Convince: news reporters and analyses, white papers (government documents), academic articles, images (editorial cartoons), etc. Arguments to persuade: some theorists suggest that persuasion is best achieved via appeals to emotions (fear, anger, envy, pride, sympathy, or hope, persuasive arguments draw upon all the appeals of rhetoric to motivate people to act. Buy a product, pull a lever for a candidate, volunteer for a civic organization, etc: ex.
