Argument as Conversation
READING RESPONSES:
In his article ‘Argument as Conversation’, Stuart Greene attempts to explain the different types of arguments, and how to use them. He also talks about bringing an argument into a conversation, and the questions you have to ask yourself, to make sure you have a good question or argument. The audience that he gears this to is more for students, around my age. He argues that there are different ways of framing for everything. There are many different types of arguments and ways to go about them. There are different perspecitves on everything, and that you can learn new ones. Everyone has different ways to do things, especially depending on what you do for a living.
BEFORE YOU READ:
I define argument as a disagreement between two or more people. I also define it as having your own side to something and backing it up with factual information, or your own personal beliefs. The word argument is usually used as a disagreement or a fight between people. In an academic setting I believe that the word means more of your side of the story, or what you believe, your argument to the discussion that’s going on. The difference is that one is between two or more people fighting over something, and the other one is simply stating your opinions and backing them up with factual information.
QD:
2. Greene quotes it because he previously stated that “The conversations that have already been going on about a topic are the topic’s historical context.” The passage from Kenneth Burke shows an example of just that, getting involved in someone else’s conversation. The extended metaphor is about a conversation that is very heated. It shows the history of writing, how it originates. It might challenge that there is nothing about framing.
3. To me framing is making yourself some sort of outline to go off of to make sure you do something to your best ability. Framing uses a metaphor dealing with tools we have at hand, people or text. Greene wants to develop good questions to use for good arguments. Framing allows a writer to develop good thoughts and make their writings better.
AE:
2. Greenes article kind of represents a conversation with himself. He frames his argument by creating questions and supporting evidence that backs up his arguments. He shows different sides of arguments through out this article. I believe that Greene practices what he preaches.
OPINIONS:
I thought that the article was kinda of interesting because I love talking and having conversations, so it sort of appealed to my interests, but I also thought it was kinda of long for that topic. I don’t think it will be that helpful to me because I feel like it was stuff I already knew. I do often find myself in conversations, sometimes I join them without knowing what they are talking about, but I figure it out. I agree with the article, because people base their conversations off of a background or communicate the way they do based on other things, without even knowing it.
Good job on your first assignment, Callahan. I'm interested in your choice to describe the Burkean parlor conversation as "heated," and you're not the first in the class to use that word, so I'd like to explore this idea in class. One note: When you make a statement like "I believe that Greene practices what he preaches," in the future I'll be looking for reasons why or an example to support such a claim. Also, on the subject of framing, you say that it "uses a metaphor," and you're onto something there, but I would ask you to consider: What is that metaphor exactly? To put the question another way: Why is framing called "framing"? Thanks for your thoughts and insights. See you tomorrow morning.
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