Argument

The chapter started out with Logos, and explaining how this was important to research projects. We discussed in class today how our papers argument should be based on reasoning and logic, which the book discusses. I thought it was helpful how clain, reason , warrant and evidence were broken down into a better explanation of how they relate to your research paper. I didn't know that there were 4 elements to logos. I thought it was important that the chapter summarized ways in which you can provide evidence of your argument, because this is an essential key in backing up your paper. The chapter said researches should select a good balance of different kinds of evidence to make your argument more persuasive. I haven't yet decided which methods of evidence i'd like to use. I'm leaning more on statistical data, experimental results and expert opinions. Observation and personal experience really don't relate to me. Chapter 10 states that you should use the evidence that is most convincing and appropriate to your audience, and I think the methods I mentioned earlier are the ones that are most convincing. I really like how throughout both chapters, they have a list of questions that you should be asking yourself when writing your paper, I think this will be useful when I begin writing, in making sure that my arguments are clear and concise. Chapter ten demonstrates clearly how you should be setting up your argument in your paper and common argument patterns.