Mod. 3 | Strategies for Supporting an Argument – Ch.
16
As we’ve discussed throughout this semester, information literacy
means that you collect information for a specific purpose, that you
do so efficiently, and then that you make creative decisions about
how to package that information for a specific purpose, audience
and genre. This activity is meant to help you think through how
you might persuade (which is part of your purpose) your specific
audience.
Step 1: Post
For this discussion, you should first read Chapter 16 “Strategies
for Supporting an Argument” on pages 339-361 in our textbook.
This chapter outlines different strategies that writers can use to
make effective arguments. For this discussion post, choose at
least 3 of these strategies that you think might be useful in your
persuasive web article – you’ll describe them in #2 below.
Post a reply to this discussion board that addresses the following:
1. Who is your specific audience for your web article and what
is the particular stance you are taking in your persuasive
web article? (Remember, an audience cannot be
“everyone”–it has to be more specific than that, based on
what you expect them to know already and what you want
them to do with the information you provide.) Your stance is
the position you will take on the debate/question you are
addressing.
2. For each of the 3 strategies you identified in Step 1, answer
the following questions:
◦ What is the strategy that you might incorporate into
your web article?
◦ In 2-3 sentences, how do you understand what this
strategy includes?
◦ Why do you think this particular strategy might be
persuasive for your specific audience and/or stance?
