"A good argument is actually a lot like a good conversation" (P 148) is the power of persuasion of the pros and cons. In a heated debate you will always stand tall in your convictions because it is what you believe, but hearing the other persons side of the conversation is not always be easy to understand.
With any argument is facts about the claim with evidence is prove both sides. By seeing the whole side of the story is a lot like the article "Murder Rhetorically Speaking" finding evidence to the claims made about the murder itself, each scenario took you into more evidence base with everyone interpretation of the crime scene gave more and more details of evidence. Having the facts, circumstance, relationships and reasons is all the basis for a good argument. Once you have these concepts in place, writing a good paper with the right connections per paragraph hitting the reader head-on with excellent pros and cons, and everything will fall right into place.
Take a group of people of ten, read them a story and you will have ten different concepts of what the story is about. That in itself is a good argument.
I totally agree with you that hearing the other person's side of the conversation is not easy, but very essential. As they mentioned in this issue, "Plato often used a dialogue form to show all the positions involved in a debate" (Pg. 149) I also like how you find similarities with our previous such as "Murder Rhetorically Speaking", I never thought of that comparison! And as you say, "Having the facts, circumstance, relationships and reasons is all the basis for a good argument." Keep on rocking Georgette! :)
ReplyDeleteGeorgette, as Max mentions as well, I really liked how you connected this reading with a previous reading and it all made more sense ! Talking about arguments and discussions in general, people will always be very firm about what they believe in and they will generally have issues considering the other side to some extent (some people are better at this than others for sure). As you state though, it is important to keep in mind that a good argument requires facts, context and details and not only opinions and passion. We all interpret things differently based on our background and understanding of the problem and that is just the way it will be, there is nothing we can do about that part of the problem. However, we can always make sure that what we say (or in this case: write) is as clear and easy to understand as possible to avoid any misunderstandings.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed you explaining this reading and this issue, keep up the good work! ☺