Question

This week, you read chapters 1 and 2 of Everything's an Argument. For this discussion, please reflect on those chapters and submit an initial post that addresses these prompts. Be sure to use instructional materials from the Module to help support your points - specific examples, please:

• What are some of the arguments you've encountered in the last two weeks? Were they convincing - why or why not? You can use the reading, the video, or the podcast to think about what makes an argument convincing.

• Please provide an example of pathos. You can come up with an example from your own life, or feel free to paste an image or some text in your response (hint: advertisements and social media posts can be good sources of content) and then explain how pathos is being used (in your own words).

Answer 1

An argument is something that can make you think, it can be unspoken words, text, visual or humor, laughter or faint smile, a sarcastic smile, the arguments can be productive when it is done with an intention to bring out the fact and truth, like the attorneys argue in the court of justice, to save his client. The argument can happen between the family members or the peer group, there is no specific reason for the argument, it can be avoided.

When there are two different points of views the argument can take place, a sarcastic look can also start an argument,

In the last two weeks, I had an argument with my sisiter, her son is very rude in talking, and never forgets to insult others, especially my son, one day my sister came home and told me that the watchman was complaining about my son, that he comes late at night, and consume liquor. I was very shocked and confused I told her not to interfere in my son's matter, I will look into it, I knew my son never consume alcohol after doctors warned him that it is like poison for him.

I confronted my son regarding the complaint I had received from my sister, my son got furious and started arguing with me, that why my sister had to come to our house to poison our relationship,? I am very emotional towards my son, and she knows it fully.

The argument that I had were not convincing, it was like breaking relationship, If I listen to my sister's argument then it leads to an argument with my son.

Pathos is an argument that touches the reader's emotions,

This has made a global argument regarding the civil war, the photo was enough to bring people's emotion against the war and, losing a tender life. This photograph leads the audience towards some constructive at=rguments that something action has to be taken. It is enough to persuade people with reason and actual facts.