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Expressing: Opinion

The document discusses various topics related to expressing opinions, including: 1) Newspapers and columnists express views on current issues through editorials and opinion pieces to share arguments on both sides of issues. 2) Readers also share their perspectives by writing letters to editors with similar or opposing views. 3) When expressing opinions, certain limitations apply such as fabricating information, promoting discrimination or hatred, or violating privacy. 4) Critical thinking, understanding different perspectives, and respectful debate are important for discussing issues.

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Expressing: Opinion

The document discusses various topics related to expressing opinions, including: 1) Newspapers and columnists express views on current issues through editorials and opinion pieces to share arguments on both sides of issues. 2) Readers also share their perspectives by writing letters to editors with similar or opposing views. 3) When expressing opinions, certain limitations apply such as fabricating information, promoting discrimination or hatred, or violating privacy. 4) Critical thinking, understanding different perspectives, and respectful debate are important for discussing issues.

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Expressing an

Opinion

Taking a Stand
on an Issue
OPINION
belief
judgment

way of thinking
OPINION
culture experience
ideology religion

NEGOTIATION AND COMPROMISE


DEBATE- argue

• Newspaper may comment on current


events through opinion or editorial
sections.
• Columnists explain current issues and
assert their arguments.
• Readers write letters to the editors to
share similar or opposing views.
DONTs in FREEDOM OF SPEECH

 Fabricate information
 Promote discrimination
or hatred
 Violate one’s right to
privacy
understanding + respect
=
PEAC
C T
“Critical thinking is a desire to
R seek, patience to doubt, fondness to H
meditate, slowness to assert,
I readiness to consider, carefulness
I
T to dispose and set in order; and N
hatred in every kind of imposture.”
I K
C - FRANCIS BACON I
A N
L 7 G
CRITICAL THINKER:

 Questions ideas first before you accept them.


 Sees beyond the information that is given to you.
 Opens mind to different possibilities.
 Listens to what the others have to say.
 Examines and re-examines an issue’s various
dimensions before making conclusions.
 Substantiates conclusions with valid and reliable
proofs.
8
LOGIC RHETORIC

- Science of - Art of
thinking communicatin
methodicall g
y persuasively
REASONING – essential ingredient in problem solving
(Cavander and Kanahe, 2010)

TWO TYPES:

INDUCTI
VE
SPECIFIC-GENERAL

DEDUCT
IVE
GENERAL-SPECIFIC
10
3 Types of Rhetorical Appeals
(Aristotle’s Modes of Proof)
LOGOS – logical appeal (facts, data,
statistics and expert knowledge)

ETHOS – ethical appeal (present


different s sides of the argument)

PATHOS – emotional appeal (use of


emotions or figurative speech)
FALLACIES
HASTY GENERALIZATION
evidence is based
on general or
partial assumption
Example: Politicians are corrupt.
(many, in general, tend to,
considered)
POST HOC, ERGO PROPTER HOC (after
this, therefore because of this)
ILLOGICAL OR
IRRELEVANT

EXAMPLE:
“I got a perfect score in English
because I ate peanuts for breakfast.”
NON-SEQUITUR (it does not follow)
Jumping in to
conclusions

Example: Your favorite team won


today. It means that they will be
the champion for the season.
AD HOMINEM (against the person)
Attacking a person’s
character to win an
argument.

Example: You claim that a student you are


debating with has no right to talk about
divorce because he came from a broken
family.
AD MISERICORDIAM (appeal to pity)
uses emotion to
convince people to
accept your stance.
Ex: You entered late in class. You
approached the teacher by saying that
you are sick and you just forced
yourself to enter. Also, there is a heavy
traffic because of an accident.
NOTE:
Arguments should
always be valid.

Use language
that is FAIR,
RESPECTFUL 18
THANK
YOU!

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