Creating Logical Arguments from Academic Reading “FIGHTING FOR IDEAS” (Intensive English Program RMUTT) (Week 3)

From the reading lesson for inference last week, the learners this week are trying to create logical arguments from the different inferences given in the business articles during the class session. Arguments are important in starting to discuss the inference being created from the main idea. It is but normal in academic testing and research observation to argue the inferred idea and further test the inferred knowledge for academic verification.

But for the third week of the program creating inference from the idea is not enough to verify the reliability of the given main idea. Indeed, making logical argument is important in academic reading as well. Arguing in academic point of view will allow the presented idea and inference to be argued and change its point of view depending from the convincing presentation of the argument. Usually, good academic argument presentation will give the students in university to be persuasive in their research proposal or business plan presentation in writing from reading or in presentation from reading. In such manner, the aim of week 3’s lesson in argument is to let students assert themselves in terms of positive argument or negative argument.

Argument STRUCTURE:

(Introduction, Body, Refutation, & Conclusion)

A. Introduction- Claim from the inference given.

B. Body- Evidence for Support.

C. Refutation- opposing views, COUNTERARGUMENT against the claim

D. Conclusion- New claim and recommend future action

ACTIVITY:

The presentation for each group for their arguments are both written with correct grammar and speaking presentation for correct oral delivery of the argument. Each group must defend one claim either positive or negative. The academic instructor will give his mark according to the validity and the firmness of the argument presentation.

Using Advance Argument for Undergraduate Debate Class HBS