1. Define in your own words the three discrete stages of writing:
-Invention
-Revision
-Editing
2. According to the text, what does invention look like in forming an argument?
3. Do you draw prior to writing?
Verbal discussion/debate:
4. How do you detach and stay calm in an emotional argument (or do you)? Why is it important?
5. Is anger useful?
6. What is the most compelling trait in persuasion?
In the next video, try to identify the following:
-any methods of persuasion
-logical fallacies
-use of rhetorical strategies (logos, ethos, pathos)
-Apply critical analysis to this next video and then respond:
7. What influences you to take a side in this topic?
8. Who do you trust in the debate between a meaningless universe (Dawkins), an intentional and meaningful universe (the theologians), and an agnostic existence (Kaku)?
