I think I'm pretty guilty of throwing out lofty academic words, but this might be a good time to flesh out their definitions. What lofty words come up in our readings, class conversations, emails, etc that you think we would benefit from fleshing out, as Greene does with "argument?" Rhetorical is one example that I tend to throw around all the time -- what are some others?
For extra credit, feel free to discuss Greene below and/or pose examples and try to define some of these lofty Professor Hoerthisms. We'll be discussing this more in class.
I believe that when Greene used the term "argument" he was using it in a conversation type of context. He uses framing and all sorts of terms that he uses to support his contribution to the idea that an argument is voicing your opinion and joining the conversation. You may not even have all the details but you know enough to have an opinion about it.
ReplyDeleteGood response, Joanna!
ReplyDeleteYeah, his conception of "argument" is a bit different from our usual image of it. It's more conversational than yelling, right? :-P He kind of gives academic argument a civilized spin. I particularly like his example of the parlor conversation, as we discussed in class yesterday. Do you all think Greene's essay is an example of an "argument"? Do you see it on "conversation" with, say, Richardson?