eng-2601-study-notes

ENG 2601 STUDY NOTES APPLIED ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES FURTHER EXPLORATIONS UNIT 1: ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYSTEMS: PERSUASION AND NARRATION/RHETORICAL ANALYSIS WHAT IS AN ARGUMENT? HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM PERSUASION?  Argumentative piece of writing  Reasoned logical way of positioning your view, opinion/ belief  Argument can take place between 2 people= disagreement over something  Argument with 2 or more people = parliamentary debate  Argument with 1 person/ group position themselves on particular subject to win others to their viewpoint PERSUASIVE WRITING ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING  Persuasive essay- aims at getting readers to agree with a point of view on a particular topic  Argument aims at getting readers to see and acknowledge that a view is more valid than another  Persuasion even based on fact, is driven by writer’s opinion and draw on emotion and passion, and is therefore subjective  Argument based on fact, will offer reasoned and credible claims drawing on a wider range of evidence ( and not emotion) to validate claims  Wants to convince and win support to its side  Puts view out there for people to consider.  Aims is to share reasoned views, and not so much to convince  In persuasion, once a topic has been identified, a side is taken and then presented with supporting reasons  In an argument, research is necessary before a writer can take position. i.e. the research influences the position EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE/ ARGUMENTIVE TEXTS 1) Academic essays  Students trained on how to present an academic argument  Common forms = given topic to argue for or against it Page | 1 ENG 2601 STUDY NOTES APPLIED ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES FURTHER EXPLORATIONS 2) Text from an advocacy group Table 1: Persuasion- Language features