There are places to go to find arguments! You are looking for arguments about a particular issue, so you know at the first door and ask, what kind of a think is it?(definition) At the second door, you inquire, what can I compare this thing to?(comparison) Upon arriving at the third door, you ponder, what is it's relationship to other things? (relationship). knocking on the fourth door, you ask, in what circumstance(s does this think exist (circumstances). and at the fifth door, you question, do outsiders have anything to say about this thing (testimony)?
So you are inventing your topic. Tell your classmates a bit about what you have discovered and frame it in regards to the doors you've opened. If there are doors you have not opened, take the time to do that before your blog. Blogs due by 9 pm. Comments do before 11 pm.
For an extra 2 points, tell your favorite knock knock joke. No repeats.
There are many arguments pertaining to religion in today’s world. So when I reach the first door I ask myself the question, “what kind of think is it?” This topic question consists of other smaller pieces such as why, who, and when. At the second door the question of what is this argument comparable to arrives. This argument is comparable to high school kids. Many favor activities such as sports, clubs, and band. These high school kids can have a never ending argument of what is better in their opinion just like religion today. The band person will argue that they think band is more fun or better than sports and the same with the sports player. Next comes the third door, “what is this argument related to?” The argument of religion can be related to many other topics such as power and belief. Some religions think that they should have ultimate power over all others, and that’s their own opinion. Soon arrives the fourth door, “what circumstances exist within the argument?” Many circumstances and dangers live within the argument over religion. Argument over religion has tended brew up war since the beginning of time. Many people have lost their lives over this argument. After arriving at the fourth door soon comes the fifth door, “ do others have anything to say about this thing?” Many people share opinions with religion, but many also do not. Everyone has a belief in religion even if it is atheism. What I have learned about this argument over my life is very beneficial. I learned that you stand up for your faith but you also hear out and listen to others opinion. If you do not hear them out, the argument is no longer an argument it just becomes fighting. Here is my favorite knock knock joke! “Knock knock”
ReplyDelete“Who is there?”
“Harry”
“Harry who?”
“Harry up, it’s cold out here!”
Not going to lie we both did this wrong but I think even with not doing this correctly you explained your chosen argument well.
DeleteToday in our society there is a big disagreement pertaining to abortion. Should it be legal or should the law allowing it be abolished? In order to properly find good arguments I have to knock on five doors. At the first door you ask yourself “what kind of thing is it?” Who, what, or when is this, you need to define it. At the second door you compare your argument to something else. For this circumstance I would compare abortion to murder in cold blood. At the third door you think about its relationship to other things such as murder. At the fourth door you think of the circumstances. Many disagreements among a wide range of people have erupted because of this conflict. Many have different opinions due to their own personal circumstances. You are finally to your fifth and final door, here you focus on the testimony. Do outsiders have anything to say about this situation? In this case of course they do this is a state wide issue in Pennsylvania and the rest of the Nation. All voices are heard on the matter but that doesn’t always turn out very well.
ReplyDeleteKnock! Knock!
Who’s there?
Control Freak.
Con—
Okay, now you say, “Control Freak who?”
Forgive me if I am wring, but I am just a bit confused. I thought the blog was about developing our papers for class and having a bit of a tentative ‘inventive stage.’ If I remember correctly from class then, neither your blog nor Nick’s necessarily correspond with your papers or the prompt. I don’t mean to be a downer or anything, I’m just looking for answers. Also! Great knock knock joke. It’s super funny and original. I’ve never heard it before.
DeleteOops haha I did the same thing Shannon but you still did a great constructing and breaking down the argument over abortion.
DeleteWriting is not always easy. After days of toiling, reading, and researching, the fear of falling behind begins to subside and is instead replaced with relief. That is until eyes meet a blank document that seems to capture nothing but the blink of a cursor, fingers barely ghosting over the keys of the keyboard. One may wonder where the best place to start writing may be. One solution used time and again, confirmed to yield innumerable successes, is the commonplace method. In my own search for the best way to articulate what I have discovered about humor in rhetoric I, as many of you have at this point, have had to open a few of the “commonplace doors.” The first door, definition, concerns itself with who, what, or why by asking the question, “What kind of thing is this?” In response to this question, I had to take a closer look at both rhetoric and humor. Rhetoric is the art of persuasion in discourse, and humor is the expression of that which amuses through whatever means, be it speech, motion, or writing. The relation between these two may not be apparent until one looks further to the definition of wit—that is the inventive and compelling application of humor (description). The second door is comparison. Here, I sought out a connection between my own topic and another more accessible example. I found humor as persuasion to be most prevalent in modern satires such as SNL sketches or even political cartoons (similarity). Next, I considered the third door, relationship, which asks, “What is its relationship to other things?” Here it was that I discovered that, in essence, my entire paper would have a great focus on the commonplace of relationship, as my personal prompt is centered around the relationship where the byproduct of humor is persuasion (cause/effect). After this realization, I concerned myself with the fourth door which asks, “In what circumstance(s) does this thing exist?” In general, it has been found that the more open and less hostile an audience is, the more susceptible it is to humor-based persuasion. Also, in cases where the audience is further removed from whatever the comedy, and by extension the topic of persuasion, is, the more likely it is to respond positively (past fact/future fact). The final door, testimony, asks, “Do outsiders have anything to say about this thing?” On a smaller scale, I found a conversation I had with Rena to be beneficial in finding an answer to this question. During this conversation, the two of us discussed how many students have a tendency to agree with her due in part to her general charisma and humor (personal experience/testimonial). After sorting through a basic application of these commonplaces, I can only hope to be prepared to create a well formulated argumentative paper.
ReplyDelete“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Doris.”
“Doris who?”
“Doris locked, that’s why I’m knocking.”
I really liked how you showed exactly how deep you had to go. I found it interesting that one part of the definition phase lead you to more within that door.
DeleteI like that you brought up that a more open and less hostile audience will be more susceptible to this kind of persuasion. I completely agree. An audience is always more susceptible to any kind of persuasion if they remain open.
DeleteEveryone has questions, and questions can bring about ideas about anything. For our research, it is important to ask certain questions in order to really find out what we're fighting for. My topic is that proper bedside manner is really important, and that it can change the course of a treatment. At the first door you really define what your topic is. So bedside manner, I discovered, is how caretakers treat their patients. This can be from nurses to surgeons to social workers. As you open the next door you see what it is comparable to. Many people compare bedside manner to the actual surgery part of a treatment. Both parts are just as important, although it's not always realized. The next door is relationship. Just as comparison, treatment and bedside manner are very interrelated. They work together to give the patient the best experience and over all life. The next section is circumstance, which gives some examples. For example, there are many places that give solid examples of how good or bad bedside manner can improve or hurt the treatment and recovery of a patient. The last and final door is testimony, so it's what others have to argue against it. The biggest argument is that doctors have a job to do, and that if a patient gets offended and upset it's their problem. Answering questions like these will give you a basis to write the rest of your paper on.
ReplyDelete"Knock kcock."
"Who's there?"
"Interrupting cow."
"Interrupting cow wh-"
"Moo!"
Maddi, you make some really good points in here. I know that when Grace was recovering, one of the biggest stumbling blocks was with her nurses and how something as simple as their attitudes could change the course of her treatment and recovery. Just as you said above, the interrelatedness of treatment and bedside manners is important. So long as you underscore these points and work to develop the rest of your paper with this kind of attitude, I think you could really turn out something convincing.
DeleteI like how you explain that bedside manners can be used in different circumstances, such as nurses, to surgeons, to social workers. This could really help people from other perspectives understand more clearly.
DeleteThis may be a less common argument, but should people talk less? At the first door you can ask yourself, “What kind of a thing is it?” I believe that talking too much is definitely unnecessary and can cause many more problems than if people were to talk less. 60% of the things people converse about are themselves and on social media, that elevates to 80%. The second door is “What can I compare this thing to?” I think that people talking not much less than normal, but enough to the point where they aren’t constantly talking about themselves would benefit in many ways. At the third door, “What is it’s relationship to other things?” is that people who speak less pick up on more things, they are better listeners and end up becoming more knowledgeable. At the fourth door, “In what circumstances does this thing exist?” are where people who speak less become known for their ability to listen and fully comprehend what others have to say. At the fifth door, “Do outsiders have anything to say about this?” outsiders may tend to be close-minded and think that talking a lot is always a good thing, which it definitely can be, but talking less definitely has many more benefits to it than talking more. Some of these benefits are that when you do speak, everyone will listen to you. Another is that if someone is speaking to you, they will feel understood because you listened the entire time instead of conversing. The most important benefit I believe is that “Knowledge is Power”, (Sir Francis Bacon) because the speaker is giving away information and the listener is picking it all up and comprehending it word by word. The speaker gets nothing out of speaking but the listener gains much more knowledge by hearing things they may have never heard before.
ReplyDeleteKnock Knock
Who’s there?
Britney Spears.
Britney Spears who?
Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Oops I did it again!
I loved your joke, and I also think I agree with your argument. The points you brought up make a lot of sense to me and I agree.
DeleteI enjoyed how you put in the point that people who talk less tend to catch more because they listen!
DeleteWhile I don't know if I agree with your view of your topic, you brought up some very good points, well done! I also love your joke, haha!
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