Chapter 8 deals with many forms of designing arguments. The chapter begins by introducing a new type of idea known as: visual argument. This is a graphic representation of a written argument. I believe that graphic representations are a good way to get a person’s attention. “Pictures say a thousand words” and people seem to connect more with a picture than they would with a long description. It seems to tell its own story in a way. As the chapter seems to move along it introduces decorum, or appropriateness. Decorum is used in everyday language and can be so complicated that it even has different levels:
Grand or High style: formal
Middle style: less formal
Plain or low style: the least formal
It was quite a simple structure and idea. The chapter then talks about how a proper abstract paper can e composed. It is good to start the idea of an abstract paper by keeping in mind what form of decorum you want to use. Abstract papers also let the writer have their own opinion by using “I” which is also a choice.
The chapter then closes by introducing the Writer’s Process. Everything a writer completes is dependent on his or her rhetorical opinion on which form of decorum they want to use. This is what makes their piece unique and what keeps the audience interested.
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