Topic Proposal
At what lengths should we go to in our writing to make our argument heard.
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1. Kantz contends that facts, opinions, and arguments are actually all usable with in certain context. They are all used in persuasive writing to communicate to the reader.
2. Students did not understand to possibly think about conflicting text in "factual" reading. Students also misread texts as narratives. Many students do not understand facts as claims to be used for persuasive writing. I personally enjoy exploring conflicting facts through my research. It intrests me to know why. I also unfortunatly read many sources as if they were narratives, and lack to make an effort to incorporate those in my writings in a different way.
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2. The way I have usually linked creativity and research is through the writing of my paper. Not looking for a specific structure however, just finding different ways to phrase my research. Although, with Kantz' help, I see it is important to begin with your research in a creative way. To be open to conflicting facts, explore, and voice your own argument in a way to bring new light to your paper. No one wants to just rephrase someone's research. It should be about shaping it into your own personal text and use it for a persuasive manner.
Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteFor your topic, if I understand correctly, you'll be exploring, and then asserting some finding, about the constructs of facts, opinions, and claims (as discussed in Kantz). If so, then yes; if not, I'll need you to elaborate.
In the first question in addition, the difference between fact and opinion would be a fact can be claimed as true, while an opinion is ones own point of view! For question number two he also said that students should make it sound less like they are telling a story. A research paper should be creative and have it's own style or else the professor would be reading the same thing over and over.
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