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The Art of Argument Clarity  Control Balance
Etymology From the Latin to make clear ( arguere ) Shares the root, arg-, with the archaic word for silver ( argent ) Suggestion of refinement, or purification
Why a pure Argument? Audience is likely to disagree at the outset. An argument filled with impurities feels wrong; the audience becomes wary. Similar intellectual or emotional reaction to physical sense of poison
Toxic Elements Abundant, unsubstantiated opinion Uncontrolled emotional appeals Insincerity Narrow viewpoint Limited Knowledge
Effective Elements Balanced presentation (both sides of an issue) Controlled emotion (The faster the heart races, the tighter the rein.) Sincerity convinces (Truth persists between the lines of a hypocritical page like checked light through a lattice.)
Effective Elements (2) Integrity (the stand the writer takes in presenting the argument) Reason Logic Emotion Humor Satire It all depends on how those elements are used (integrity)
CAUTION! The difference between argumentation and art is definitive. Creative writing is ill suited to an argument.
Next: Argument As the Study of Effective Reasoning

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The Art of Argument 1

  • 1. The Art of Argument Clarity Control Balance
  • 2. Etymology From the Latin to make clear ( arguere ) Shares the root, arg-, with the archaic word for silver ( argent ) Suggestion of refinement, or purification
  • 3. Why a pure Argument? Audience is likely to disagree at the outset. An argument filled with impurities feels wrong; the audience becomes wary. Similar intellectual or emotional reaction to physical sense of poison
  • 4. Toxic Elements Abundant, unsubstantiated opinion Uncontrolled emotional appeals Insincerity Narrow viewpoint Limited Knowledge
  • 5. Effective Elements Balanced presentation (both sides of an issue) Controlled emotion (The faster the heart races, the tighter the rein.) Sincerity convinces (Truth persists between the lines of a hypocritical page like checked light through a lattice.)
  • 6. Effective Elements (2) Integrity (the stand the writer takes in presenting the argument) Reason Logic Emotion Humor Satire It all depends on how those elements are used (integrity)
  • 7. CAUTION! The difference between argumentation and art is definitive. Creative writing is ill suited to an argument.
  • 8. Next: Argument As the Study of Effective Reasoning