The first argument that I think would work for my project would be Evaluative Argument. I think this would work best because I would be examining the effectiveness of the information being transmitted either via audiobooks or by reading a book. It's not a piece of legislation, which is an example in the reading, but I think I could use the evaluative argument components in order to strengthen my overall argument.
The second argument that I think would work for my project is the Position Argument. Since I am evaluating audiobooks vs. books this seems to fit the classic model of pro/con which is what the Position Argument is modeled off of. In order to fit this argument I would have to pick a side and develop some own defenses would might be kind of tricky.
I don't know if a proposal argument would work because I'm not suggesting another way to absorb information, I'm simply evaluating two different sources and comparing them. Introducing something else would take away from the other information.
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For this reflection I read Hallye's and Mira's blog posts. Hallye chose the position argument. I think she would use it in a different way than I would but it was interesting to compare the differences. After reading her blog post I also realized refutation would probably not work for my topic because I'm not refuting just one specific thing; I also need to discuss the positives of one side. Mira chose evaluative as well so it will be interesting to see how she uses it in comparison to me.
I share the idea of a position argument working for me but I think a proposal argument would be best where as you don't think it would work for you at all. I think you are right though and this is where are arguments contradict one another. Also I could see evaluative working for me but I could also see it not so that is why I wouldn't use it. Again though I think it could work for you.
ReplyDeleteI also chose the position argument as a viable option for my paper. However, I can see how your argument can be a little trickier to argue, seeing as how your evaluation of the topic has been balanced so far. We would probably use these arguments in a different sort of way though, since your topic has two very clearly divided sides are arguments and mine seems sort of unclear as if there is a distinct closing argument. I could see both of the types of argument you've chosen working for you.
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