The Making of Arguments by J. H. Gardiner
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(May, 1909), p. 11,533.
GOODYEAR, D. "The Example of Haverhill," _Independent_, Vol. LXVI (January, 1909), p. 194. From Reader's Guide (1910). (Seven entries, of which I select the following.) GOODYEAR, D. "The Experience of Haverhill," _Independent_, Vol. LXVIII (February, 1910), p. 415. "Rapid Growth of Commission Government," _Outlook_, Vol. XCIV (April, 1910), p. 822. TURNER, G. K. "New American City Government," _McClure's_, Vol. XXXV (May, 1910), pp. 97-108. "Organization of Municipal Government," American Government and Politics; pp. 598-602. 15. Planning for a Definite Audience. Before setting to work on the actual planning of your argument there are still two preliminary questions you have to consider--the prepossessions of your audience, and the burden of proof; of these the latter is dependent on the former. When you get out into active life and have an argument to make, this question of the audience will force itself on your attention, for you will not make the argument unless you want to influence views which are actually held. In a school or college argument you have the difficulty that your argument will in most cases have no such practical effect. |
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