The Language of Argument

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C H A P T E R 4 ■ T h e A r t o f C l o s e A n a l y s i s

Practice close analysis some more by doing close analyses of:

1. the passage in the Discussion Question at the end of Chapter 1,


2. an editorial, letter to the editor, or advertisement from your local paper,


3. something that you read for another course,


4. a lecture by your professor in another course (or this course!), or


5. a paper by you or by a friend in another course.

Exercise V

1. If, as some social critics have maintained, the pervasive nature of television
   has created generation upon generation of intellectually passive automa-
   tons, why study close analysis?


2. Television commercials are often arguments in miniature. Recount several
   recent television commercials and identify the argumentative devices at
   work.

Discussion Questions

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