Using the material placed on ilearn under the “Assessment” tab in the “Online assignment question, guides and resources” folder, explain the key elements to effective argument making under Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle Model. Illustrate your answers with examples. (300 words)
Effective arguments must be both persuasive and engaging as its goal is to ultimately, convince. The key elements that are utilised to create an effective argument is based on the 3 forms of rhetoric within Aristotle 's Rhetorical Triangle Model; these being logos, pathos and ethos. Together they form an argument that accommodates to all senses of reasoning and feeling of an audience, thus generating a persuasive argument. Logos refers to the mind and its sense of reasoning ie. logic. When creating an argument it is paramount to provide a strong foundation of credible evidence that reinforces an argument that is clear and concise. Understanding is an important aspect of persuasion as the audience/reader must first understand the arguments point of view to then be swayed, therefore clarity and a logical flow of ideas and evidence which appeals to the audiences logos is essential in generating an effective argument. Pathos refers to emotions and is another crucial element of formulating an effective argument. The use of storytelling techniques …show more content…
But due to the nature of the piece, engagement with ethos was limited, but nonetheless still apparent. This article talks about the limited success of applying a hybrid employment relations model using Qantas Group as a focus (p.1). The legacy carrier Qantas group originally adopted a high road strategy, but due to rising competitive pressure they transitioned into a low road strategy through externsalisation and
Effective arguments must be both persuasive and engaging as its goal is to ultimately, convince. The key elements that are utilised to create an effective argument is based on the 3 forms of rhetoric within Aristotle 's Rhetorical Triangle Model; these being logos, pathos and ethos. Together they form an argument that accommodates to all senses of reasoning and feeling of an audience, thus generating a persuasive argument. Logos refers to the mind and its sense of reasoning ie. logic. When creating an argument it is paramount to provide a strong foundation of credible evidence that reinforces an argument that is clear and concise. Understanding is an important aspect of persuasion as the audience/reader must first understand the arguments point of view to then be swayed, therefore clarity and a logical flow of ideas and evidence which appeals to the audiences logos is essential in generating an effective argument. Pathos refers to emotions and is another crucial element of formulating an effective argument. The use of storytelling techniques …show more content…
But due to the nature of the piece, engagement with ethos was limited, but nonetheless still apparent. This article talks about the limited success of applying a hybrid employment relations model using Qantas Group as a focus (p.1). The legacy carrier Qantas group originally adopted a high road strategy, but due to rising competitive pressure they transitioned into a low road strategy through externsalisation and