Description
I have a discussion board post for a book by Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell called, Practical Argument. The short second edition. The ISBN is 9781457683886.
INSTRCTIONS:
1. Please choose any one article from Practical Argument chapters 1 - 4.
2. Fill out the PACES worksheet.
3. Please answer the checklist questions on page 102 for the article you choose.
Last thing. As for the paces worksheet, you can either upload the document using the template I uploaded, or just write your answers in a list with the questions. And the answer to step 3 please have the answers in paragraph form.
If there's any questions I'm more than happy to answer.
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P-A-C-E-S + Context Worksheet
Text’s Title: Violent Media is Good for Kids
NAME(s):
Questions/Area of Discussion
Answers/Notes
The purpose is to argue in favor of
violent content in media geared for
children and adolescents.
What is the text’s Purpose
(also called its Project)?
(e.g. arguing for gun control, against the
use of pesticides).
What is the text’s main
Argument?
(e.g. If the text is arguing against gun
control, then the argument can be stated in
terms of “Author X argues against gun
control because ______________.)
List the text’s major Claims
and the page number the
claim is found?
(Remember, a claim is not a known fact
and must be substantiated by the author
via evidence to be credible. For example, if
the author says, “The use of pesticides in
urban gardens causes cancer,” he/she
better show statistical data or anecdotal
evidence that backs- up/corroborates the
claim.)
For each major claim
identified above, list the
Evidence used to support
The text’s main argument is that,
though the consumption of violent
content can be dangerous for some
children, their immersion into a
fictitious world of violence can serve as
a channel through which they can
improve themselves.
Claim 1: Violence can have a positive
effect on children and teenagers.
a. Fictional violence as an escape
from the powerlessness of being
a child in an uncomfortable
situation.
b. Fictional violence as a way to
know the self.
Claim 2: Violence is inescapable, as
children a...