How to Structure Essays PDF

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Rhet 105 notes on how to structure argumentative essays...

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How to Structure Essays Aristotelian Essay Structure - Classic structure - Oral debates where the purpose is to win 1. Intro 2. Your argument 3. Concessions 4. Refute 5. Conclusion Argument - Order them with which appeal is most convincing - Order using common sense/intuition Concession - Concede fully to what you can - Order these in from what you agree with the most to what you agree with the least Refutation - Address invalid counter arguments - Usually the shortest section Rogerian Essay Structure - Assumes audience is more skeptical of argument - Back and forth conversation - Refutations 1. Introduction 2. Their reason 3. My repsonse 4. Their reason 5. My response 6. My reason 7. Their response 8. My reason 9. Their response 10. Continue this until done 11. Conclusion - Order them with things you value most first to things you value the least Introduction outline 1. Timely event/ discovery 2. Reason so important 3. exigence/ why does it matter 4. Common ground/ establishing 5. My central claim (thesis) Conclusion

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Central claim Counterclaim Common ground Stakes (if we don’t….. then….) Speculation (what would Earth be like)...