Conference Proposal 1+1=11: A Look Into Faulty Reasoning

What strikes me about the topic I chose is that it is real. I fully advocate that with a better understanding of argumentation, students will gain critical thinking skills and communication skills essential to all fields of college, as well as the real world. Take for instance a tutorial I gave on a bleak Monday evening. A friend of mine was concerned with her organization and needed help with a piece of writing. Being an analytical type of writing, how could I say resist? Coincidentally, this tutorial was the reason why my proposal holds truth. The piece of writing was a Defense Statement made to the District Attorney's Office in response to a speeding ticket.

The student made three main claims, none of which were supported. The claims were good, they were statements that said she shouldn't get a ticket, but they never really explained why she felt so. One more thing I couldn't help but notice, her argumentation was rhetorically declined. Her arguments weren't persuasive enough, or did not effectively appeal to the audience. Being that the District Attorney has more than likely read thousands of Defense Statements made by college students trying to get out of speeding tickets, the argument is going to have to strike a logos with him or her.

So, reinforcing the concept of the necessity of emphasis of argumentation, the proposed argument really does help prepare you for the real world, and can also help you get out of $300 speeding ticket fines.