ENG 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Alliteration, Anthropomorphism, Rais
31 Oct 2016
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Evaluating arguments: hasty generalizations, false analogy (ex. Man on moon and the tip at restaurant: cir(cid:272)ular reaso(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:894)e(cid:454). (cid:862)i"(cid:373) a(cid:374)d a stude(cid:374)t, ho(cid:449) (cid:272)a(cid:374) the tea(cid:272)her gi(cid:448)e (cid:373)e a b? (cid:863)(cid:895, false authority, flawed cause-and-effect reasoning (non sequitur, false binary oppositions (cid:894)e(cid:454). If (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t let (cid:373)e go to the part(cid:455) the(cid:374) (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t love me: biased emotional appeal, unexamined assumptions, understanding biases. Logos-reason, ethos-authority/character of writer, pathos-emotions: five-step analysis. Step 1- identify repetitions (free, freedom, freed) Step 2- identify groups of similar words (accuse, justice, witness) Step 3- locate groups of words that suggest oppositions and binaries. Step 4- pick one binary that seems interesting and important. Avoid banking- banking in information deposit and withdrawal: easily done without understanding the material, difficult to participate in real exchange of ideas. Avoid generalizing: based on emotions or opinions without benefit of analysis. Avoid judging: a(cid:448)oid the (cid:449)ord (cid:862)should(cid:863) (cid:894)leads to judge(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374)stead of a(cid:374)al(cid:455)sis(cid:895)
