COMM 300 EXAM #2 Q&A
In what ways can this model be useful to us? - ANSWER-- analytical tool - use it to
measure how strong an argument is
- build arguments
List three essential parts of any argument - ANSWER-- data (grounds)- something
that the audience already thinks is true
- warrant- reasoning/connection
- claim- trying to get the audience to believe its true
List and describe three additional components that might be present in an argument
- ANSWER-- backing- info we provide to strengthen the warrant
- qualifer- the part of the argument that expresses how much certainty we should
have in a claim (definitely/probably)
- rebuttal- the condition under which you should not accept the claim (ex. you should
go here UNLESS you don't like that)
How does Fisher define narrative? - ANSWER-we are story telling creatures; we act
on the basis of "good reasons;" the world is set on stories, we choose from them and
live through them
What does Fisher mean when he proposes narrative as a paradigm? - ANSWER-he
describes it as the best way of understanding human communication and behavior in
general
What are the major assumptions of the Rational World Paradigm? - ANSWER--
humans are rational creatures
-we decide on the basis of arguments
-situational context establish rules for arguments
-rationality is based on knowledge, argumentative, ability, and talent in adapting to
situations
-the world is a set of logical puzzles to be solved through analysis and reasoning
What, according to Fisher, is wrong with the Rational World Paradigm? - ANSWER--
thinking this way requires a very well educated society
-modernism's emphasis on science has eliminated morals and values from our
deliberation; science tells you how to build a bomb, not whether you should drop it or
not
What effects did modernism have on rhetorical theory? - ANSWER--modernists tried
to split arguments from rhetoric and started giving it to other disciplines
-rhetoric became more about delivering style
-rhetoric became more scientific looking
How has rhetoric responded to modernism? - ANSWER--new disciplines erode
rhetoric's purview
-rhetorical theorists start crafting more scientific, systematic approaches to studying
the power of language
In what ways can this model be useful to us? - ANSWER-- analytical tool - use it to
measure how strong an argument is
- build arguments
List three essential parts of any argument - ANSWER-- data (grounds)- something
that the audience already thinks is true
- warrant- reasoning/connection
- claim- trying to get the audience to believe its true
List and describe three additional components that might be present in an argument
- ANSWER-- backing- info we provide to strengthen the warrant
- qualifer- the part of the argument that expresses how much certainty we should
have in a claim (definitely/probably)
- rebuttal- the condition under which you should not accept the claim (ex. you should
go here UNLESS you don't like that)
How does Fisher define narrative? - ANSWER-we are story telling creatures; we act
on the basis of "good reasons;" the world is set on stories, we choose from them and
live through them
What does Fisher mean when he proposes narrative as a paradigm? - ANSWER-he
describes it as the best way of understanding human communication and behavior in
general
What are the major assumptions of the Rational World Paradigm? - ANSWER--
humans are rational creatures
-we decide on the basis of arguments
-situational context establish rules for arguments
-rationality is based on knowledge, argumentative, ability, and talent in adapting to
situations
-the world is a set of logical puzzles to be solved through analysis and reasoning
What, according to Fisher, is wrong with the Rational World Paradigm? - ANSWER--
thinking this way requires a very well educated society
-modernism's emphasis on science has eliminated morals and values from our
deliberation; science tells you how to build a bomb, not whether you should drop it or
not
What effects did modernism have on rhetorical theory? - ANSWER--modernists tried
to split arguments from rhetoric and started giving it to other disciplines
-rhetoric became more about delivering style
-rhetoric became more scientific looking
How has rhetoric responded to modernism? - ANSWER--new disciplines erode
rhetoric's purview
-rhetorical theorists start crafting more scientific, systematic approaches to studying
the power of language
