Issue 4

The title of the fourth issue of Understanding Rhetoric is "Argument beyond pro and con." more precisely the issue will dive into four things. These include "Spotlighting strategies for arguments", "Setting the scene for arguable assertions", "Zooming in on claims and evidence","Focusing on effective organization." All academic arguments are is a conversation with one person trying to persuade the other person to consider his or her viewpoint. One way of doing this effectively is to back up your claims with solid evidence, this way it makes your argument seem legit. When someone says something the other person might bring in cause and effect, and ask a question related to the statement said. The issue then moves on to "Setting the scene for arguable assertions." In this part of the issue they mainly talk about how you should always consider both sides to an argument. this is due to the fact that one side might be right and you don't know which one that would be. An argument the book makes is how children who were brought into a country illegally if they should be treated as criminals, even though they didn't have a say in the move. The issue then moves into  "Zooming in on claims and evidence." this dives into claims and evidence. 1. What happened, 2. How it happened, 3. Who was affected, 4. Why its a problem. This stresses the importance of how your claims in writing should always have a solid claim to back it up. The Issue shows different ways how evidence can be shown to back up claims. On top of that you need to have a good explanation with that, because that is very important.. The issue then moves on to "Focusing on effective organization." This part says that writing is like making a sandwich, because you need to put writing in the correct order for it to come across good. The sandwich start of with an introductory claim, then context & background, evidence, analysis, implications, and concluding claim. this is important because this way your writing will seem legit. Cause and effect is what you want to achieve with your writing. You back this up with your own values.