Minor Analysis Paper #2

Minor Analysis Paper #2 (2-3 pages, 5 points)
Due: January 29

Part I: Argument/Counter-Argument

Analyze two competing arguments (two different positions/articles) surrounding your issue, briefly answering each question. Part I: Toulmin. What is/are his/her 1) claims? His/Her 2) support? and His/Her 3) warrants (think about proofs, here, ethos, logos, and pathos)? Be sure to provide examples from the text to support your claims. I’m particularly interested in your analysis of his/her warrants, the assumptions that underlie his/her argument(s).

Part II: Value Hierarchies
Apply Perelman’s model to the same competing arguments. Think in terms of the author’s imagined audience, the people he/she is trying to persuade. (You may or may not consider yourself part of that audience.) What does he/she present as 1) facts or truths that his/her argument rests on? 2) What audience assumptions does he/she rely on? 3) What values does he/she, uh, value? 4) How would he/she arrange his/her hierarchy of values? 5) What loci (or locus) does he/she employ? Do your best, here, as you work with these different concepts. The point of this essay is to try and get at the key components of each argument so you know how to enter the conversation.