This document provides an overview of argumentation and how to analyze arguments. It discusses the different types of persuasive and informative arguments found in editorials, essays, articles, and studies. It also outlines how to map arguments by identifying the issue, author's point of view, and supporting arguments. Additionally, it explains how to evaluate arguments by determining whether information presented is a fact or opinion, and assessing the type of support used. The document concludes by providing an example of mapping an argument in a newspaper article and evaluating the trustworthiness of the supporting points.

1. READING: ARGUMENTATION
Shawna Shulman
COMM 200, Humber College
Based on Textbook, Chapter 3 pp. 112

2.  newspaper editorial or
essay
 newspaper article or
research study
PERSUASIVE INFORMATIVE

3. MAPPING ARGUMENTS
1. Issue: Whether or not…
2. Author’s Point of View:
3. Supporting Arguments:
1. SA 1:
2. SA 2:
3. SA 3:
4. SA 4:

4. EVALUATING ARGUMENTS
 Fact vs. Opinion
 Type of Support

5. FACTS VS. OPINIONS
 What is the difference between a fact and an
opinion?
 Facts…
 are provable, verifiable, quantifiable, etc.
 are not always true
 Opinions…
 are subjective
 are someone’s interpretation of facts
 are often signaled by descriptive adjectives (horrible,
wonderful, pretty, etc.) and phrases like I think, we
should, etc.
Let’s do Page 67 to test ourselves!

6. MAPPING AN ARGUMENT
 Read ‘Are Millenials the screwed
generation?’
 What…
… is the issue?
… is the author’s point of view?
… are the supporting points?
How trustworthy do you find these
supporting points?