Picking sides in a situation can be difficult. When you are able to, the challenge doesn’t stop because you have to appear strong and supportive for what you believe. Some writers may choose to stay neutral, but readers would say this makes the writer look weak and confused. The They Say/ I Say writing style can make the writer look weak, if he doesn’t know his topic well and/or doesn’t understand the complexity of the topic being debated. This chapter helped in the fight of listening and still staying firm, so the reader follows your side of the argument.
The reader needs to know your stance on the topic early, so she doesn’t lose interest or get confused. Even if the writer is taking an extreme pro or con position, he needs to be clear on why he is writing. There still needs to be a purpose for writing and if the writer doesn’t contribute to the ongoing conversation he shouldn’t even pick up his pencil.
The author needs to add new information to the current debate. If he is agreeing with a scholar, he can back up the research done by the person by showing what has been done recently to further validate her claims. The writer should summarize what is currently known by those involved and then add his personal view, experience, or any relevant evidence. The writers that spoke before didn’t cover every angle and hole of the argument, so we can stick our views and any unnoticed evidence into the gaps to strengthen our argument.
The writer may need to do some twisting of what has been said to do this part of an argument. He must bring in more evidence to have a reason to write and I could do this in my Rogerian Argument because I have a completely different point of view and reasons why the ALC issue bothers me. I’m going to add evidence to the argument at hand, so people will see my side clearly. Why should I serve the plain cake again when I could add frosting?
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