COMM 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-7: Destructive Testing, Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, Theory Of Reasoned Action
12 Dec 2016
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Claim: major conclusion of a piece of writing that the author is trying to persuade you to accept. Cue words like therefore; i believe that; in summary etc. indicate the author"s about to state their claim. Unproblematic claims are consistent with our experiences and observations, they"re uncontestable facts. Contestable claims are not commonly accepted knowledge, not based in fact or science for stating claims in longer texts where just a sentence won"t work, the author can use concept maps, or a list of important concepts. Concept map: a compact way of summarizing complex material. Argument: the combination of a claim and the evidence for it longer pieces of writing have several arguments (claims + evidence) Any argument that lacks evidence is an opinion just the proof of evidence doesn"t mean a claim is acceptable, evidence can be strong or weak. Cue words are also used, like as a result; in the first place; in the second place; for exemple etc.
