GCC/RCC 9/26

QuickWrite

Dweck/Rodriguez

What is the relationship between fixed mindset and achievement?

Dweck/Rodriguez

How is the low-effort syndrome an aspect of fixed mindset?

In what ways do you see the low-effort syndrome prevalent in our society?

Dweck/Rodriguez

Can anyone do anything?

Dweck/Rodriguez

What is the correlation between stereotypes and mindset?

According to Dweck, how does growth mindset help with sterotypes?

Dweck/Rodriguez

How does gender play a role in the fixed mindset?

Dweck/Rodriguez

Why does Rodriguez reject the label "underprivileged"?

Dweck/Rodriguez

How does Rodriguez's argument play into Dweck's conceptions of mindset?

Dweck/Rodriguez

What does Rodriguez's argument point out about sterotypes?

In what ways can we speculate about the college's perspective of stereotypes?

Causal Arguments

Characteristics of causal arguments

1. Complex

2. Definition based

3. Probable not absolute

4. Parts of other arguments (recommendation arguments, arguments about past, present or future)

Causal Arguments

Claim format for causal arguments

A might cause (or be caused by) B

for the following reasons x,y,z.

3 Formats for Causal Arguments

Causal Arguments

Two types of organization

1. Chronological or time order

Discusses immediate cause and/or consequence

Discusses remote cause and/or consequence

2. Emphatic order or order of importance

Discusses primary cause and/or consequence

Discusses secondary cause and/or consequence

Causes?

Effects?

Stress

Causes?

Effects?

Poverty in the U.S.

Causes?

Effects?

Stereotyping

Causal Arguments

Your Turn

• Work with a partner
• Read through 1 of the example causal essays
• Identify the causal relationships established by the author
• Identify the transitional phrases used (or not used) by the author

Logical Fallacies Group Presentation

Step 1: Create a group of 3

Step 2: Review the Logical Fallacies Group Assignment prompt

Step 3: Using the Logical Fallacies List and chapter 5 of EAA, identify a logical fallacy that your group wants to focus on

Step 4: Sign-up! No more than 2 groups can sign up for the same logical fallacy!

Step 5: Using the prompt as a guide, start working on your presentation!

Style: Using Pronouns

What are pronouns?

Style: Using Pronouns

First Person Voice:

• Words like I, me, my, ours, and we
• Used to tell personal stories
• Useful for the reader to see into the writer’s thoughts and feel the writer’s emotions

Second Person Voice:

• Words like you and your
• Used to talk directly to the reader, especially when giving directions
• Useful for the language of everyday life and creates a bond between the writer and the reader

Third Person Voice:

• Words like he, she, they, person, and one
• Used in most formal academic writing
• Useful for the writer to maintain an all-knowing, unbiased perspective

Point of View/Voice

Are they phrases like “I think” or “I believe” that could be eliminated completely?

Ex. “I think Dallas Baptist University is a great school”

“Dallas Baptist University is a great school.”

Point of View/Voice

Could any words that cannot be eliminated become third person words? Can you change I to one, or my to a person’s or you to a teacher?

Ex: “You should make sure your students all have pencils before handing out tests”

“A teacher should make sure his or her students all have pencils before handing out tests.”

Point of View/Voice

If there are still personal stories included that cannot be taken out or changed, can you make them into hypothetical stories or find an author in your research that has a similar example?

Ex: “When I was little, I was bitten by a dog, and now I am afraid of them”

“Many children are bitten by dogs at a young age, leading to adult fears of these household pets.”

Point of View/Voice

Strategy Tip!

• Read through the paper keeping an eye out for first or second person words.
• Also watch for personal stories that might require the use of first person.
• Mark these words with a highlighter or pen.
• Return to any marked words.

A third person paper creates a stronger, unbiased argument, so it is well worth the time to convert!