ENGL 147N Week 2 Discussion: Argumentative Strategies (Summer 2020)
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 3; pp. 100-107
- Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (one of the listed pro-position articles) Apply the following writing resources to your posts:
- Link (multimedia presentation): Citing References in Text (Links to an external site.) Link (website): APA Citation and Writing (Links to an external site.)
Initial Post Instructions
Part 1: Research & Review
Choose one of the following pro articles to review and discuss with your classmates. If you have a different pro article you would like to use, please discuss it with your professor in advance. All articles can be found in our library databases.
Topics
Pro-Position Articles Patient Portals
Alpert, J.M., Krist, A.H., Aycock, R.A. & Kreps, G.L. (2017, March). Designing user-centric patient portals: Clinician and patients’ uses and gratifications (Links to an external site.). Telemedicine Journal And E-Health: The Official Journal Of The American Telemedicine Association, 23 (3), 248-253.
Cosmetic Surgery
Jacono, A., Chastant, R.P. & Dibelius, G. (2016). Association of patient self-esteem with perceived outcome after face-lift surgery (Links to an external site.). JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, 18(1), 42-46.
Cost of Cancer
Newcomer, L. (2014, October). Myths and realities in cancer care: Another point of view. Health Affairs, 33(10), 1805-1807 (Links to an external site.).
Surrogacy
Jadva, V., Imrie, S. & Golombok, S. (2015, February). Surrogate mothers 10 years on: a longitudinal study of psychological well-being and relationships with the parents and child (Links to an external site.). Human Reproduction, 30(2), 373-379.
Organ Donation
Ralph, A., Chapman, J.R., Gillis, J., Craig, J.C., Butow, P., Howard, K. Tong, A. (2014, April). Family
perspectives on deceased organ donation: thematic synthesis of qualitative studies (Links to an external site.). American Journal Of Transplantation: Official Journal Of The American Society Of Transplantation And The American Society Of Transplant Surgeons, 14(4), 923-935.
Private Hospitalization
MacAllister, L., Bellanti, D. & Sakallaris, B.R. (2016). Exploring inpatients’ experiences of healing and healing spaces: A mixed methods study (Links to an external site.). Journal Of Patient Experience, 3(4), 119-130. (Click on View Record in DOAJ to access full text.)
Workplace stress
Davenport, T.O. (2015). The good stress strategy: How managers can transform stress into fulfillment (Links to an external site.). Employment Relations Today (Wiley), 42 (3), 9-20.
Part 2: Application
Evaluate how effective the article’s argument was using Toulmin’s model. Detail as many of the 6 components as possible:
- Claim: What was the article’s main point? What’s the thesis?
- Grounds: What kinds of evidence did the author use to support his/her argument? Provide an example. Warrants: Did the author(s) successfully connect the evidence to the main point? How so?
- Backing: How credible were the sources the author(s) applied? How does credulity affect your overall response?
- Qualifiers: Did you notice any absolutes (all, every, each) or limiters (some, several, many)? How did they add or subtract from the argument?
- Rebuttal: Did the author(s) present any points of opposition and counterarguments? How did it influence your reaction?
STATUS
Note: If a section is missing completely from an article, spend of time discussing how its absence affects the overall success of the argument.
How will you apply a similar approach in your pro-position papers? Based on this assessment, what must you include and what can you avoid in your own argument development?
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Here, we have an opportunity to compare research notes with our fellow peers. Did your peers discover something you missed? Do you agree with the stance in this article? If so, what other warrants or grounds might you add to validate the argument? If not, what qualifiers or rebuttals might you present to disprove the argument? Remember, the goal here is to find multiple perspectives, but those perspectives should be both professional and respectful. Ask questions to keep the conversation going.
