Issuesand analysispowerpoint
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Importance of Asking Key Questions
Failed to ask a key question
“Do the Japanese have the type of ovens needed to bake a cake?”
The Duncan Hines Japanese Cake Disaster
Characteristics of Issues
to be Relevant
to be Specific
to be phrased as Questions
to be Neutral
Issues Need
Types of Issues
Potential All possible questions
Admitted Issues agreed by all
Real Remaining useful issues
Ultimate Final key questions
Analysis of Patterns of Issues
Cost/Benefit Which outweighs which?
Priorities What is most important?
Programs Towards program goals
Continuities How claim relates to past
Brainstorming Creatively generating many ideas
Analysis of Patterns of Issues
Cost/Benefit
Can we afford purchasing a puppy?
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
How much will be the vet bills?
How much effort will taking care of the dog be?
Will I have the time to take care of the dog?
Analysis of Patterns of Issues
Cost/Benefit
Will the puppy provide companionship?
Will puppy love me when the wife is mad at me?
Will the puppy be fun?
Will the puppy help the kids learn to appreciate animals?
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Analysis of Patterns of Issues
Priorities
Would the cost of the puppy be more useful elsewhere?
Is independence and traveling more important that the enjoyment of a puppy?
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Analysis of Patterns of Issues
Continuities
Have we had a puppy in the past?
Are we a dog family?
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Analysis of Patterns of Issues
Brainstorming
Would purchasing a puppy get us out of the house more?
Would we be better off with a cat?
Do we have enough room outside for a dog?
Would the dog ruin our backyard?
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Creating Contentions
Ultimate
Do we have enough room outside for a dog?
Have we had a puppy in the past?
Will a puppy love me when the wife is mad at me?
Can we afford purchasing a puppy?
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Creating Contentions
The reasons why we accept or reject the claim
or
Contentions are answered issues
Creating Contentions
Originate from your ultimate issues
They are like the topic sentence of your paragraph
Structure your argument
Creating Contentions
Ultimate
Do we have enough room outside for a puppy?
Have we had a puppy in the past?
Will a puppy love me when the wife is mad at me?
Can we afford purchasing a puppy?
We have always had a puppy.
We can afford a puppy.
We have enough room outside for a puppy.
A puppy will always love me.
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Creating Contentions
Case: An organized series of contentions
“I will argue that we should purchase a puppy for four reasons.”
We have always had a puppy.
We can afford a puppy.
We have enough room outside for a puppy.
A puppy will always love me.
Claim: We should purchase a puppy.
Remember the Steps
Discover useful issues through analysis and brainstorming
Narrow the issues to the Ultimate Issues
Answer the issues
Organize the issues into a case
State the answers as your contentions
Now We Can Try This
2. Discover a list of at least 10 issues
Discover and Use Issues on a Decision
3. Reduce the list of issues to 2 or 3 ultimate issues
1. Write a decision you might make.
4. Change the ultimate issues to contentions
Remember: make your issues specific not vague
The One Remaining Issue
What is our homework assignment?
2. Discover a list of at least 7 issues
Discover and Use Issues on a Decision of Yours
3. Reduce the list of issues to 2 or 3 ultimate issues
1. Write a decision you are or might make.
4. Change the ultimate issues to contentions
Remember: make your issues specific not vague