Introduction to Essay 3 with Emphasis on understanding the argument of the opposing side

1. Essay 3
Introduction to the Argument

2. Two Approaches to Essay 3
Film Proposal:
Written to the Head of a Film
Studio (Specific Audience)
Traditional Argument:
Controversial Person
(General Audience)

4. “Films cost a
lot of money
to make.”
Film Proposal Possible Objection I: $$
How much $$?
Better Find out
before writing to
Spielberg or
whomever..“You want to
make this film
but…
…isn’t it a bit
risky? “
“What if no
one goes to
see it?”
“Attendance at
films is down
at the movies.”
(Check out the
stats)

5. “Films cost a
lot of money
to make.”
Acknowledge the opposing
side and refute
Possible Objection I: $$
How much $$?
Better Find out
before writing to
Spielberg or
whomever..“You want to
make this film
but…
…isn’t it a bit
risky? “
“What if no
one goes to
see it?”
“Attendance at
films is down
at the movies.”
(Check out the
stats)
Yes, I realize that the
average feature film costs
_______ (how much?) to
produce and that
attendance at movies has
fallen off (cite some stats).
However, I believe that this
film will be successful
because….

6. Film Proposal
Possible Objection II:
The Person the Film Is About
“What type of
audience would
really want to know
about a person like
this?”
“The subject
of your
film...”
“…is an
unknown
person..”
“…at least to most
people.”
“What if no one
goes because they
have never heard
of the person?”

7. Acknowledge the opposing
side and refute
Possible objections II:
The subject
of your
film…
…is an
unknown
person..
…at least
to most
people.
What if
no one
goes?
What type of
audience really
wants to know
about a person
like this?
Yes, I realize that ______ is not
especially well known.
However, movies such as
______ demonstrate that
movie-goers do enjoy films
that __________. 2017 is a
great time to make this film
because….

8. Sell your reader* on the idea
of your film---
*Address your
film proposal to
the head of a real
film studio.

9. Definition
Controversial
giving rise or likely to
give rise to public
disagreement.
prolonged public
dispute, debate, or
contention
subject to controversy;
debatable
Traditional Argument:
Controversial Person

10. Not
Controversial
Minerva
Mirabal was
heroic.
Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. was a
martyr.
Rafael Trujillo
was a ruthless
dictator.
Traditional Argument:
Controversial Person

11. Finding Arguments from the Opposing
Side (those who disagree with you)
Person Is or Is
Not a Hero
Find articles on
databases.
These may be
scholarly articles or
even newspaper
stories.
If you cannot find
anyone who
disagrees with
you…
Traditional Argument:
Controversial Person
…then you have not
chosen a controversial
person and/or made a
debatable statement.

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