Thank You for arguing chapter notes Ch.2-Set your goal 1) The goal is to change your audience’s mood‚ mind‚ or willingness 2) An argument should be focused on winning over an audience rather than beating them 3) Decide what you want at the end of the argument Ch.3-Control the Tense 1) Future tense is the best in an argument 2) A good strategy is to switch tenses in an argument depending on the situation 3) Changing the tense can sometimes result in a smaller conflict with a simpler solution
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In this chapter Graham’s addresses the foundation of effective citizenship‚ which he describes saying‚ "You cannot solve a problem or successfully confront a challenge unless you have specifically‚ realistically‚ and clearly defined it." (pg 45‚ line 10). As a person‚ there are many things that upset us regarding politics‚ what’s going on in the world and society‚ what’s going on in our community
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Chapter four‚ “School Ma’ams as Lobbyists”‚ from the book Teacher Wars by Goldstein‚ discusses the difficulties from the late 1800’s that fell as burdens on teachers which inspired the fight for teacher unions. The schoolboard and officials discriminated against female teachers by freezing their pay in attempts to get rid of them. Margaret Haley‚ a feminist and teacher fought against male oppressors. Throughout that journey‚ more problems concerning teachers as a whole became more prominent. For
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“Thank You M’am” is written by Langston Hughes. This is a story about a young boy who lives in the streets who comes across a woman who will teach him a life lesson and gives him a second chance indirectly. They both cross paths in a very abnormal way. The boy (Roger) tries to snatch a woman’s purse‚ (Mrs. Jones) when she is confronted by him‚ she takes charge of the situation. Mrs. Jones takes Roger in‚ not by his will‚ but out of love and hope for children. Mrs. Jones feeds him and washes him up
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Sarah Luna Hcom 100 Application 2 Thank You for Smoking In Hcom 100‚ Professor Zamora showed the movie called “Thank You for Smoking”. This movie had many examples relating to the terms ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ which were also taught in class. There are people who tend to believe people whom they respect this concept goes under the theme ethos. The Greek character for ethos refers to the credibility of the writer or speaker. In other words it is the amount of respectability of the person that
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Fairy Tales as Moral Lessons When most people think of fairy tales‚ they usually imagine a beautiful princess that needs to be rescued‚ a valiant prince that rescues her and a happily ever after involving a wedding between the prince and princess. People imagine monsters and witches‚ but sometimes‚ when they read a fairy tale they may notice an underlying moral to the story that teaches us to do good deeds rather than bad. I read The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen several
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Branch Greetings! Dear Madam: First of all‚ we would like to thank you for accepting us despite the fact that you should not accept trainees. For almost 2 months of our training‚ PNB became our second home and you became our family. We were so blessed to be part of this family and it’s really a great opportunity to work here. Before we go‚ we want you to know how much we have enjoyed our time working here. Thank you for your advice‚ understanding‚ support‚ patience‚ and friendship. We
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At least say thank you” That’s Salih’s favourite saying. My brother always feels that whenever he does good‚ he expects a “thank you”. This makes me question the reasons why we do certain things. Do we expect something in return? What do we expect in return? My dad‚ Salih and I are on our way to do the weekly shopping. Every time my dad let a car pass in front of him‚ or stops for pedestrians to cross or waits behind a learner driver‚ he is thanked for it. All except once‚ and that angers
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argumentative role of Nick Naylor. Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley‚ Thank You For Smoking’s distinct title contains everything you would want in a movie and more. Nick Naylor is the lobbyist of one of the biggest tobacco companies‚ Big Tobacco. Nick plays the perfect defense‚ a strong‚ very strong offence. His job is to promote cigarettes and tobacco to the masses. Luckily he has some of the most flexible morals shown in a man and the argument skills of a lawyer. One of the quotes by Eckhart
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Thank You For Smoking Drawing the line between personal practice and personal morals is a complicated task when your job requires you to have a thick skin and get the job done. Compromising the way you live your life and the way you perform at work can make a person feel like a hypocrite. Finding the middle ground can‚ for some‚ take years and years of work in their field to get right. In the motion picture "Thank You for Smoking" PR lobbyist and spokesperson for a major tobacco company‚
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