WRT 201 Lecture 8: 10.14 Notes Proposal Argument
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Proposal: explains a problem and offers a solution. Exigence: a situation that leads to demands for rhetoric. Manuscript: handwritten, original draft (can be typed now) Hedging: phrases to make a sentence less absolute. Must be included to have a solid argument. Can be included at the beginning, end, or middle of the sentence. Academics like hedging at the end of sentences because it makes your writing seem more sophisticated. Examples: (cid:862)i think that do(cid:374)ald tru(cid:373)p (cid:449)ill lose the ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374). (cid:863, (cid:862)most people think that donald trump will lose the ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374). (cid:863, (cid:862)do(cid:374)ald tru(cid:373)p (cid:449)ill probably lose the ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374). (cid:863) Adverbs at the beginning of sentences are not hedges: Ex) frankly, i do(cid:374)"t gi(cid:448)e a da(cid:373)(cid:374). Greece was divided up into city-states (i. e athens, sparta) Athens had a democracy: de(cid:373)o(cid:272)ra(cid:272)y (cid:272)o(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) the greek (cid:449)ord for people, (cid:862)de(cid:373)os(cid:863) Argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t does (cid:374)ot ge(cid:374)erally deal (cid:449)ith a(cid:271)solute state(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts.
