Co-Orientational View Of Argument
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Co-Orientational View Of
Argument
DIT
WEEK 2
PREPARED BY KUMUDHAM SANDRASEGARAN
Learning outcomes
Perspective Of An Argumentation
How Argument Perspectives are Used
Arguer –Based Argument
A Co-Orientational Approach
We encounter arguments everywhere in daily life.
Basic test of arguments :-
1) it is a group of two or more statements
2) one of those statements(the conclusion)
is claimed or intended to be supported by
the others(premise)
What is not an argument
Reports
Unsupported assertions
Conditional statements
Illustrations
explanations
Identify arguments
I ate because I was hungry
He must be home. He’s car is in the diveway.
I’m trading in my Ford Explorer for a Toyota Corolla
because they are more reliable and get better gas
mileage.
If Christmas is on a Friday, the day after Christmas
must be a Saturday.
Toulmin Model
Data
2. Claim
3. Warrant
4. Backing
5. Qualifier
6. Reservation
Using the model
1.
Argument styles
Competing
Collaborating
Compromising
Avoiding
Accommodating
Activity
In groups of three, come up with names for several
new cars – a massive luxury sedan, an CRV for the
family, an off-road vehicle for the sports minded, an
affordable four-door, and a sleek, sporty coupe’.
Then choose one of your new cars and write an
advertisement to sell it.