After week two’s reading of Thank
You for Arguing, I learned a lot about paying attention to what you want to
get from your conversation, and how important using the correct the tense it is
to persuade your audience. It’s very important to find out if you want to
change your audience’s mood, mind, or willingness. If you try to argue using
the incorrect method, it is very unlikely you will win. Based off what you
want, it is important to apply pathos, logos, or ethos, depending on what
you’ve chosen. It is also a very smart and useful tactic to let your audience
believe that they are winning throughout the argument, while you simultaneously
get what you want, such as Heinrichs argument about the toothpaste with his
son.
Different kinds of arguments require you to specifically use pathos, logos
or ethos. It is very important to mentally figure out what the issue is before
you start the argument. He also mentions that issues can be categorized into
three types: blame, values and choice. These types also specifically fit with a
tense of time. Blame is in the past, because whatever you’re blaming a person
for has already happened. Values fit with the present, because it is what
currently matters to you or our society, and choice fits the future because you
have yet to act on your decision. After you figure out what kind of issue you
are addressing with your argument, apply the correct argument aspect.
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