{"id":211,"date":"2021-03-30T16:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/?post_type=chapter&p=211"},"modified":"2022-01-04T00:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T00:03:30","slug":"why-it-matters-academic-argument","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/chapter\/why-it-matters-academic-argument\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Academic Argument","rendered":"Why It Matters: Academic Argument"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_2608\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]\"Two Academic argument isn't this kind of argument.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nYou'll hear the word \"argument\" a lot in your academic career. You may be told that your essay needs to make an argument, or asked to summarize an author's\u00a0argument. If you're used to thinking of an argument as a fight or disagreement, you might assume that academics are constantly yelling at each other, and that academic journals must read like a Subreddit full of trolls. However, when academics use the word\u00a0argument, they intend a fairly specific meaning\u2014a meaning that actually goes back to the Latin verb\u00a0arguere:\u00a0<\/em>to clarify, assert, declare, prove, or show.[footnote]https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/arguo#Latin[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nIf you think of argument as a \"proof,\" you're getting closer to the way it tends to be used in academic contexts. In academics, argument<\/strong>\u00a0refers not only to a claim<\/strong> being made, but also to the reasoning <\/strong>behind\u00a0this claim and the evidence or facts<\/strong>\u00a0used to prove these reasons.\r\n\r\nWhen you join this academic community, you'll be adding your voice to a variety of timely, crucial, and fascinating conversations. Whether you're uncovering the benefits or cost of universal preschool, determining the best public health practices, debating which literary works should be in the canon, helping others obtain clean drinking water, or any of the infinite other topics you could choose to examine, the academic conversation will benefit from your participation.\u00a0 The academic community needs your voice, your perspective, and your passion.\r\n\r\nBeing able to create a well-developed argument helps you add your voice to the conversation.\u00a0 When you give your opinion and stance on various issues with credible evidence to support your views, your argument is strengthened.\u00a0 This module will give you the tools and resources to create that strong academic argument.","rendered":"
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Academic argument isn’t this kind of argument.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

You’ll hear the word “argument” a lot in your academic career. You may be told that your essay needs to make an argument, or asked to summarize an author’s\u00a0argument. If you’re used to thinking of an argument as a fight or disagreement, you might assume that academics are constantly yelling at each other, and that academic journals must read like a Subreddit full of trolls. However, when academics use the word\u00a0argument, they intend a fairly specific meaning\u2014a meaning that actually goes back to the Latin verb\u00a0arguere:\u00a0<\/em>to clarify, assert, declare, prove, or show.[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

If you think of argument as a “proof,” you’re getting closer to the way it tends to be used in academic contexts. In academics, argument<\/strong>\u00a0refers not only to a claim<\/strong> being made, but also to the reasoning <\/strong>behind\u00a0this claim and the evidence or facts<\/strong>\u00a0used to prove these reasons.<\/p>\n

When you join this academic community, you’ll be adding your voice to a variety of timely, crucial, and fascinating conversations. Whether you’re uncovering the benefits or cost of universal preschool, determining the best public health practices, debating which literary works should be in the canon, helping others obtain clean drinking water, or any of the infinite other topics you could choose to examine, the academic conversation will benefit from your participation.\u00a0 The academic community needs your voice, your perspective, and your passion.<\/p>\n

Being able to create a well-developed argument helps you add your voice to the conversation.\u00a0 When you give your opinion and stance on various issues with credible evidence to support your views, your argument is strengthened.\u00a0 This module will give you the tools and resources to create that strong academic argument.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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