Argumentation & Impact in Persuasive Speaking

Question 1

What are the Are Method to structure your argument stand for?

Answer 1

A-Assertion
R-Reasoning
E-Evidence

Question 2

What does Assertion mean?

Answer 2

the claim you’re making (label for audience to follow)
-college degree is necessary in today’s workplace

Question 3

What does Reasoning mean?

Answer 3

logical connection between ideas. Explanation of how the argument works

Question 4

What does Evidence mean?

Answer 4

show how reality supports the argument

Question 5

Who invented the ARE method?

Answer 5

Alfred Tuna

Question 6

What is the rebuttal structure & what is the most important step?

Answer 6

1. What they said is wrong
2. Why it’s wrong
3. What I say
4. Why it’s right
   (2nd step most important)

Question 7

Your impact should be?

Answer 7

-provide more than one piece of evidence
-articulate to audience why argument is important (so what?)

Question 8

What are the 6 ways to show impact?

Answer 8

-Number of people affected
-Irreversibility (like death)
-Posterity (affect generations)
-Morally wrong
-Immediacy (right now)
-Probability = more probable = more important, esp. when talking about the future

Question 9

What are some 5 MORE ways to show impact

Answer 9

-bigger numbers better than small
-your one is more important (fingers vs child)
-Likelihood - speculative. Things will be better, things will be worse
-Irreversibility - no going back. Permanent change, harm
-Involuntary risk (second-hand smoking)