Arguing for OR against

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Arguing for OR against
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Which approach do you like?
This is the one!

1. Youve strong views for or against the
   proposition and want to convince other people.
2. You do not feel strongly but can see points on
   both sides.
3. You may feel in favour of the proposition or
   against it in general terms but your opinion is
   that it presents or depends on other problems.

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Which phrases do not express that standpoint?

• Thats just what I think!
• I have no strong feelings on the matter.
• Yes, I agree on the whole.
• I dont know.
• The statement is too vague for me to decide.
• I dont think thats really true.
• I dont agree at all. Thats wrong.

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Look at the dialogues on your notes pg.51

• What were they talking about?
• What phrases were used to introduce the opinion
  and response?
• Do the response phrases help us predict what
  follows?

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Look at the dialogues on your notes pg.51

• What were they talking about?
• What phrases were used to introduce the opinion
  and response?
• Do the response phrases help us predict what
  follows?

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Look at the dialogues on your notes pg.51

• What were they talking about?
• What phrases were used to introduce the opinion
  and response?
• Do the response phrases help us predict what
  follows?

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How do we convince people of our standpoint?

• Express our standpoint clearly.
• Aware of the opposing points of view that could
  be put forward.
• Do not repeat points in abstract terms without
  practical examples.

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How do we convince people of our standpoint?

• Background/problem

Explain what youre arguing about in general terms
Opinion
Allow points of the other side to come in, but
show the inadequacy destroy them
Give practical examples
Your preference
Logical conclusion
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Lets look at an example
What side? on the motorists side? Against
police? How?
prejudice
-by writing about The inadequacy of The parking
facilities And by accusing the Local authority
and The police of Cooperatingto get As much
revenue as Possible out of the Long-suffering moto
rists
What phrases Have been used To describe
the Police the Motorist?
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Lets see how the other side defends
Where are his prejudice words?
He appears to be reasonable but is In fact
trying to prejudice the reader vs the First
writer.
Making suggestions But different from The first
writer
suppositional
factual
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Some points to make

• While the main argument should be stated in the
  first paragraph, it should be contextualised and
  there must be phrases indicating what form of
  writing it is, e.g. a letter to the editor,
  editorial
• Examples should be given wherever possible and
  any known facts or statistics mentioned.
• Have to take into account the arguments offered
  by the other side, and attempt to dispose of them
• The secondary arguments can be presented in any
  order (of course with a sequence)but under the
  main argument
• Should reach a conclusion recalling the original
  statement effectively.

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Language that helps

• For Hypothetical, suppositional use conditional
  tense
• For logical and obligation must
• For purpose, giving reason infinitives, because,
  so as to, so that

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Assignment

• Use the points given on your notes pg. 54, write
  an essay for or against the following topic
• Advertising should not be allowed on radio or
  television.

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Assignment

• write an essay for or against the following
  topic
• Smoking should be banned in all eateries.

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