English 111 Feb 27 2008
Evidence:
· Fact
· Statistic
· Specific Example
· Expert Opinion
· Appeal To Beliefs or Needs
“Working at McDonald’s”
By Amitai Etzioni
· Do we agree with this argument?
· What is the assertion (thesis)?
· What kinds of evidence does he use?
· What is the strongest evidence? What is the weakest?
Writing Exercise:
What would the OPPOSITE argument be? How could we argue it? Come up with an argument that follows this structure.
1) Thesis [Must be an OPINION]
2) 1st piece of evidence
3) 2nd piece of evidence
4) 3rd piece of evidence
5) In a new paragraph, explain your first piece of evidence in detail.
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