Response to Margaret Kantz
Question 1: Kantz writes that Shirley “believes that facts are what you learn from textbooks, opinions are what you have about clothes, and arguments are what you have with your mother when you want to stay out late at night “ What does Kantz contend that facts, opinions and arguments actually are?
Kantz contends that facts and opinions are basically the same type of statement. A fact is a claim that an audience recognizes as being true without demanding evidence and only inquiring about clarification. An opinion is a claim that an audience wants proof for. Kantz sees an argument as the writers stand on a topic and the conversation between the writer, the reader, and of the topic.
Question 2: Make a list of the things Kantz says
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I personally apply to all of the things she says. Or, at least I have at some point. I understand now that not all sources tell the truth, facts are actually claims, and source texts are actually arguments of academia. I do need to try and not read my sources as stories, as well as completely understand what my teacher wants and what the actual assignment is about, and also using my new knowledge to best answer a question or problem.
Question 4: Do you think Krantz contradicts herself when she says that we should think of sources neither as stories nor as repositories of truth? Explain why or why not.
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Brief Guide to Argument. Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau. 8 ed. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2014. 125-128. Print.
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