Reading Respone #1

Summary:
In his article, "Argument as Conversation: The Role of Inquiry in Writing a Researched Argument," Stuart Greene attempts to convey to the audience the importance of understanding all sides of an argument. He argues that in entering any conversation one must be able to identify an issue and understand not just one side of an issue but multiple perspectives along with doing research and finding out if other people had the same or different views on a subject.

Getting ready to read:
1) When I think of how to define argument I would saying it would be in a negatively connotation. It is used in a everyday conversation between two people having a disagreement over a topic or discussion. The word in an academic setting has to do with differing views in a professional setting, where it does not necessarily have a negative connotation. An academic argument would have to do with one person speaking about their views and arguing why they think the way they do. The difference between the two would be that when I think of the word argument in an everyday conversation the parties do not usually look at all perspectives. In contrast, an argument in an academic setting would usually explain why they think the way that they do and then also look at the opposing views as well. People in an argument in an everyday conversation tend to be very narrow-minded and don't really take the time to look at all perspectives.

Questions for discussion:

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2. The "oft-quoted passage" by Kenneth Burke is quoted yet again by Greene to add emphasis. The extended metaphor that Burke uses is that he continues to talk about the discussion even when the audience gets the point. I would describe the way that it presents writing in a metaphorical tone rather than a straight up facts type of structure. Other ideas about writing it might challenge would be structure and style.

3. The concept of framing has to do with the author constructing a perspective for which the audience can better understand the issue from the point of view the author wants. The concept is important to Greene because he believes that framing encourages you to name your position, it forces you to offer both a definition and description of the principle around which your argument develops, it specifies your argument, and it helps you organize your thoughts. Framing allows writers to shed light on their own ideas or the ideas of others.

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2. Greene's article itself represents a conversation because it he writes as though he is having a conversation with an audience. He frames his argument by first making the reader think about what an argument is itself before going into detail about his personal views on the matter. I would say that Greene does practice what he preaches in "Argument as Conversation" because at the beginning of the article he begins with a paragraph where he explains framing the reading.

The article I just read was very interesting on how Greene pro-trays an argument. I also thought that the article was interesting because it talked in depth about how writers think before they enter a conversation and why and how they say the things they do. I think that this article is helpful to me because it helps me to better understand writers and their works. The ideas compare to my own experience because normally when I would go to write a paper I would start off with something that kind of related to the subject as a hook. Now that I have read this article I understand why it would be better to use framing in order for the audience to understand my point of view more clearly.