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Middle Ground Discussion: In your responses to your classmates on the Middle Ground discussion, let your classmate know which argument appears to be stronger: the original claim or the new middle ground claim. Please make sure to explain why. If you disagree with both claims, that’s fine – let your classmate know why you disagree in a bias-free manner.


Concluding Remarks:In your responses to your classmates on their concluding remarks, feel free to compare your approach to your classmates.  You may also help students find additional ways to use argumentation/persuasion in their chosen educational/career field.
 

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#1 MikeFor this discussion, I choose my Toulmin essay titled: Participation Trophies hurts youths. The claim from this essay was “giving out participation trophies will certainly hurt them in the long run.” I supported this claim by using ethos and pathos through research in the APUS library and open source like CNN.com and Psycologytoday.com. I used a combination of facts and reasoning, some statistics, and data from professionals in that field such as when the doctor implied that kids will have a sense of entitlement, “the state of mind that believes one deserves special treatment” (Kuruvilla), this is a false hope of simply by showing up and not even trying one’s best, everyone will still get a trophy. In writing the Middle Ground argument, I would approach this topic a little differently. My claim would most likely be adjusted to appeal to both sides of the argument. I would find the middle ground between the argument of no trophies to all and trophies for all. My claim would have to be adjusted by first finding a common ground followed by bargaining both sides to reach the middle ground. Additional sources would be required to support this new claim and I don’t think that a middle ground solution would not be practical to resolve this argument. PART2My knowledge on these types of arguments have increased significantly since taking this course. Thanks to all the criticism from the class and positive feedback from our instructor. I will definitely incorporate all the lessons learned into my career as a professional counselor and mentor. As for applying this to my education in future classes with APUS, I am positive that these techniques will be used again. Thank you, Mike Work Cited Kuruvilla, Abraham. "The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, vol. 52, no. 4, 2009., pp. 877-880. #2 KevinFor my Rogerian essay I wrote about how helmet laws are important and safe lives. I also give the other said of the argument in that some people say that helmets are not needed and take away from the joy of riding on the open road. I proved my claim by giving numbers of deaths and injuries from states that do not have a helmet law to states that do have some type of law requiring helmets. In states that had a helmet law the number was greatly reduced. If I was to write a middle ground argument about this topic I think I would include more facts and inputs from the side that thinks that helmets are useless should not be required. I don't think I would need change my claim even if I was writing a middle of the ground essay. If I did make an adjustment I would maybe be a little more softer, because I am trying to find the common ground that we can agree with. Further, I think that it all depends on your situation if the middle ground essay if better than the other two, I think it has to do more with your audience and how well they will receive you. PART2 If I had to pick an argument style that I did not really like I would have to go with the Rogerian method. I think for an argument essay it leaves you a little weak because you have to include the other sides feelings so much. I think that I will take out from the course on how to write in a way that gets the other person to view things in the same light as me. #3 Robert In one of my previous essay's I wrote about the dangers of police pursuits and how agencies have started to get away from pursuing vehicles, for the most part, all together(Toulmin Essay). I feel that I could have very well written the Toulmin essay as a Middle Ground Essay, I feel like in a round about way, that is what I did. I focused on how the public is slowly losing respect for law enforcement, that citizens have gotten this entitled, or "matter of fact" mentality, when actually, they law enforcement now, more than ever.. Agencies have gotten away from chases because people have sued over police chasing suspects and then it causes a collision and a member of the public gets injured. I agree that not everything is chase worthy but, these agencies are not realizing, but will, that they are just as responsible for NOT chasing a violent offender, because they are not going to stop. My compromise, or middle ground? End chases sooner, equip officers and agencies with technology which aides in tracking fleeing suspects, allowing officers to disengage and catch the violator when they stop(this technology exists). Or to provide training in the PIT maneuver so that officers can end a pursuit as soon as possible instead of following behind the violator until they decide they are ready to stop, or they crash. I feel that the new middle ground essay style would be more apt to having a better response and fits this essay a little better. PART2 I am not asked very often to write anything which is to be persuasive in nature, most of the time i have to think on my feet and do what i can as I'm doing it. I feel that learning these different types of essays will assist me in my thought process during these types of situations. I have an ability to quickly think before i speak about how i need to say what it is i am going to say, how i feel it might affect the person before me while taking into effect our surroundings, and adjust that accordingly before i say anything..(Yes ladies, I am a man who thinks before he speaks. Odd, i know.) I wish everyone the best of luck with attaining whatever your dreams may be, please be safe, please be aware of your surroundings-always, and good luck with school!
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Response to Mike

In the essay, the original claim is stronger than the new middle ground claim. It is much
easier to subject the original claim into many perspectives using Toulmin method given the
variety of sources to find information from thus enabling a person to come up with a perfect
solution. Giving trophies to the youth can indeed hurt them in many ways (Twenge & Campbell,
2009). However, it is hard to come to a common ground after making changes to the original
argument. It will also create...


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