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Written assignments | A-Niveau | Formalia & andet | Argumentation

Argumentation

"The beauty of the argument is that if you argue correctly, you are never wrong.” - Christopher Buckley

Introduktion

Der eksisterer mange forskellige teorier og modeller om argumentation og opbygningen af det gode argument, men den mest berømte er nok Toulmin's argumentationsmodel. Da dette afsnit, som det også er tilfældet i de øvrige afsnit, primært tager udgangspunkt i tidligere elevbesvarelser, følges der ikke nødvendigvis en argumentationsmodel til punkt og prikke, men der vil ofte være en tydelig sammenhæng mellem velskrevne analyser og teoretisk baggrundsviden.



1

The main themes in The Writing of The Long Song are the legacy of slavery and history in comparison to fiction.The legacy of slavery is very prominent already in the beginning of the essay, as it is already mentioned in the first couple of lines: “[…] the topic for discussion was the legacy of slavery.” (Line 2-3). The theme is then explored in relation to slavery in Jamaica and how that is linked to individuals feeling shame because of their slave ancestors, which also is the reason as to why Levy decided to write a novel on the exact topic. Moreover, Levy enlightens the receivers in how the slavery, in Jamaica, usually is not presented through Jamaican people’s narratives and perspectives.

Engelskaflevering, maj 2018.

2

The point of view is interesting in this short story, as it emphases the fragmented mind of the main character. His mind is constantly traveling between here, elsewhere, past and present, and one thought always leads to another. As the main character narrates, we are being dragged with him in his stream of consciousness.



Terminsprøve, maj 2017.

3

It’s clear that Goodwin wishes to be more like Morehouse, but he can’t. Goodwin feels the need to please, where Morehouse are more liberated from, what traditionally are categorized as good manors and morals. Morehouse does not have a problem with illegal workers and using other peoples’ dumpsters. Morehouse has accepted his differences from his parents, where Goodwin seems to nurture the thought of similarity, so he can avoid conflict:Morehouse accepted, as Goodwin did not quite, that their parents were fundamentally different; their Chineseness was inalienable”. Morehouse is more detached from morals than Goodwin. He’s the black sheep who dares to swear and take risks.

Engelskaflevering, februar 2018.


PEEL-modellen

Et andet nyttigt værktøj i udformingen af argumentation er PEEL-modellen. Det er svært at præcisere modellens ophav, og selvom der er tydelig paralleler til Toulmins argumentations model, så bruges modellen ikke til analyse, men som sagt til at strukturere og opbygge argumenter og pointer. Modellen centrerer sig omkring fire punkter, point, evidence, explanation og linker.


Point

Pointen eller påstanden præsenteres. Dette vil typisk være en analytisk observation som du efterfølgende ønsker at uddybe.

RP

Evidence

Hvilket bevismateriale kan præsenteres for at underbygge påstanden eller pointen? Dette vil typisk være et konkret tekstnedslag, altså et citat eller eksempel fra teksten.

RP

Explanation

Hvilken forklaring eller fortolkning følger? Hvilken effekt har pointen på teksten eller hvad skal læseren bruge pointen til at forstå?

RP

Linker

Her fokuseres der på at afslutte argumentationen og bevæge sig videre mod den næste pointe.