I'm not going to use this blog post to argue about the policy change or even state my opinion on it. I'm just going to focus of the rhetoric of the numerous arguments that I have read on Facebook within the last couple of days.
Whether supporting or arguing against, my newsfeed has been flooded with rhetoric. For the most part the biggest factor for me is the evidence that the person has used to support their argument. Those who have simply rambled on with little knowledge on the actual issue at hand other than what they gathered from the headlines, are considered very unsuccessful in my mind. Those who quote the actual policy change, past conference talks, those who are actually being affected and so forth have much stronger arguments in my mind whether or not I agree overall with what they are saying.
If someone is going to argue over a very controversial issue on Facebook, I like to see it done right, with great rhetoric, rather than unsupported ramblings.
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Yeah, I've seen a lot on this too! You have a good point
ReplyDeleteThere is so much that I have stopped, but yea that is a great point.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good point. I agree, I like to see solid arguments rather than random opinions.
ReplyDeleteUsing respected sources is an easy way to persuade your audience, but you make a great point, sometimes you still don't agree. That is why we need to understand the context of the sources they are trying to use in their argument.
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