Without a good argument there is nothing and never will be. In everyday life, issues always arise that require certain reasoning on the part of the person who directs the premise in question. That is to say, it makes the veracity of the argument necessary for an individual to be convinced of something exposed. Therefore, the proof must have a lot of coherence. Since the individual to give its content must be consistent and true. Maintaining a good basis of the matter that was dealt with in case there are doubts about the above, today we have to talk about the argument.
Argumentation is a word that derives from the Latin argumentum, whose content can be expressed in two ways (oral and written), its function is to seek a true justification or logical reasoning whose main basis is to have coherence and consistency to the time to give a notorious meaning to your subject. There are times when we are not good or capable of giving a good argument, and intentionally or unconsciously give a fallacy or falsehood that can be persuaded in society. The individual uses reasoning a lot as a means to express his language that tends to be affirmative or negative depending on the propositions stated.
Features or visible elements to give a good demonstration.
In order for there to be a good connection in a content, it must be composed of several elements that give it truthfulness when it is exposed in any social environment, be it in a work, text or speeches. Between them we have:
- Object, is the subject that is going to be dealt with in the argument, which can be very varied: political, cultural, scientific, arms trafficking and many more.
- Thesis, is the one made up of several ideas, although it is recommended that there are not many so as not to generate a dilemma in the person who receives it, they also tend to appear either at the beginning or at the end of each work. His ideas are clear and objective.
- Body or argument, here it takes into account all the ideas that are presented, as long as they are defensible and thus be able to analyze them to see if they are accepted or rejected.
- Debates or counterarguments, is a collision of premises that arise from those who interact in a conversation, they can adopt defense or attack positions. This collision is given by hypotheses that are opposed, examples, editing comparative topics, etc.
- Conclusion, the reflection is presented in two ways either by affirmation or by suggested character. Once it is observed from various points of view, the author has the obligation to give an absolute answer of all the studies done on the matter exposed.
Main types of argumentation.
If there is an argument, logically there is an argument that can be given by cause and effect, by examples, by testimonies, by signs, among others. The main types of argumentation that occur in a proof are:
- Deductive, it limits the conclusions because the resources presented by the premises lack all exhaustive evidence, that is, it does not support the arguments. However, it should be noted that this subject can use other more advanced resources. Where premises can be drawn that can be checked and verified by other methods of reasoning. Therefore if once the pertinent tests are done and they are valid, it results in a conclusive topic.
- Inductive, here they do not guarantee the results obtained even if their premises are true. Therefore there is a probability and not a certainty that the results. Or conclusions are true, that’s why it is considered a weak element.
- Abductor, its main characteristic is to highlight by means of explanatory hypotheses, possible reasoning or descriptive reasons for a particular fact, they draw their conclusions from the same tests with which they work.
- By analogy, it is based on the probability of the results obtained by the premises and if the matter to be observed is not known, it gives its conclusions with certain probabilities even if these are not necessary, even if it is based on their experiences.
How are persuasive speeches identified?
They are identified in three types of argumentative speeches:
- Proof Speech employs deductive reasoning, using your thesis with acceptable evidence to reach a conclusion. Taking your data through objective facts without taking into account the people or subjects or their opinions.
- Argumentation speech, its theme is addressed by a language that produces causes and consequences. Take advantage of the conditions of the resources used such as false concessions, rhetorical questions, among others to get their context.
- The Description Speech studies its evidence through information that is specific and very objective. Being intermediate between demonstration and argumentation. Although this can be questioned by its readers, leading to a debate between them.