CCT110H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Uptodate, Non Sequitur (Comic Strip), Ad Hominem

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT110H5
• Professor: Rhonda Mc Ewen

Document Summary

Process plan: prepare by researching, reading, defining and deciding on a position/argument, draft your introduction, issue, thesis, arguments and conclusion, revise. Argument - convincing someone of your position on a controversial topic with strategy and solid information. Purpose - to present a clear, logical, and persuasive argument on a controversial topic. Voice - your voice should be authoritative but not preachy; string but not arrogant. Audience - assume that your audience is unconvinced; your job is to overcome your readers" resistance and persuade them to shift their perspectives. Media and design - arguments appear from valid sources. Claim - a general assertion of your position, stated, or implied. Once you have decide on your claim, ask yourself how? or why? Claim + why or how = argumentative thesis. Claim: many college applicants who were rejected were more qualified than those accepted.