Journal #5
What are the two most interesting or important aspects of argumentative writing that you learned about through the assigned reading in The Curious Writer? The two most interesting concepts that caught my attention during this reading assignment were the Credibility, Emotion, and Logic section on page 241 and the Common Logical Fallacies section on page 244-246. Why do you find these the most interesting or important? I thought the Credibility, Emotion and Logic section was interesting mainly for the fact that you should use certain type of appeals to persuade certain types of audiences. For instance, for an audience who already agrees with your point, appealing with emotion is particularly useful. Also, to appeal to a resistant
What are the two most interesting or important aspects of argumentative writing that you learned about through the assigned reading in The Curious Writer? The two most interesting concepts that caught my attention during this reading assignment were the Credibility, Emotion, and Logic section on page 241 and the Common Logical Fallacies section on page 244-246. Why do you find these the most interesting or important? I thought the Credibility, Emotion and Logic section was interesting mainly for the fact that you should use certain type of appeals to persuade certain types of audiences. For instance, for an audience who already agrees with your point, appealing with emotion is particularly useful. Also, to appeal to a resistant