中级写作精讲

中级写作精讲
中级写作精讲
UnitThree:PopIconsandHeroes
Maintasks
Tolearn
1)howtosupportyouclaiminanargumentativeessay
2)theuoflanguage(conciness)
MaintasksTole
I.Revision:Argumentation
1.Esntialelementsofargumentation
1)Theissue
2)Theclaim
3)Thesupport
typesofsupport–reasons,evidence,emotionalappeal)
4)Refutation
I.Revision:Argumentation
Theclaiminanargumentativeessay
1)Itisthepointofviewtheauthortriestoproveabouttheissue,thatis,theauthor’sviewontheissue(thethesisstatement)
2)Aclaimisbasicallycompodoftwoparts:thefirstpartistheissueunderthediscussionandthecondpartisthecommentorthejudgmentontheissue.
Theclaiminanargumentative
3)Itisnotobjective/impartial,butsubjectivelyasrtedbytheauthor,badonhis/herspecificknowledgestructure,valuesystem,etc.
4)Aclaiminargumentationismeanttobeprentedfor“publicacceptance”-anyclaimthatclasheswiththebasicinterestsandprinciplesofthetargetedpublicismostlikelytoberejected(badonthepublicgood)
3)Itisnotobjective/impart
5)Itrequiressupportiveevidencetoshowtotheaudience/readersthatitiswell-foundedandtrustworthy.
中级写作精讲
Typesofclaims[ep.26-]
Claimsinargumentationareusuallyclassifiedintothreetypes,eachwithadifferentquestiontoaddress:
aclaimoffact
aclaimofvalue
aclaimofpolicy
Typesofclaims[ep.26
1).Aclaimoffact
A)Itreferstothetypeofclaimanauthormakesaboutacertainfact;inotherwords,itisastatementaboutthestatusorconditionsofafact.
1).Aclaimoffact
B)Asaclaimoffactconcernsthefactualstatusof
anissue,tojustifyitrequiresonetodemonstrate
howtrueitisinreality
B)Asaclaimoffactconcer