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A paper which sets out the structure and format to be followed when writing a position paper for an academic audience, including Aristotle's three elements of rhetoric. The example chosen for the position paper is the deregulation of the Internet, in the context of censorship and free speech. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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convincing format is a combination of facts and persuasion. One has to have factual evidence to support whatever claims are made, but rhetoric is also required to convey those claims
to the audience in such a way that they are credible and convincing. As noted by Ulman (2005) Plato stated that rhetoric itself was neither good nor bad, a neutral
tool which could be used by either ethical or unethical individuals in order to persuade their audience. He also pointed out, however, that if one did not have rhetorical ability
then all the facts in the world would not be sufficient to sway the audience. In Phaedrus, Dame Rhetoric states "without me even the man who is thoroughly familiar with
the facts will be not a bit nearer to the art of persuasion" (Plato, cited Ulman, 2005, PG). One therefore has to first research
ones topic with care, so that ones claim is based on a firm body of evidence, and make sure that the research covers the opposing viewpoints, as well. We can
reasonably assume that an academic audience is going to be equally as well-read as the speaker, and will be familiar with both the arguments being presented and their rebuttals. It
should also be noted that persuasion is not synonymous with dogmatism: the speaker must acknowledge that opposing viewpoints exist, and be able to argue against them cogently and convincingly.
If we are following the classical rhetorical model, then it is worth looking briefly at the three essential elements of rhetoric - logos, pathos and ethos.
Although classical rhetoric focused more strongly on persuasion, whilst modern argument tends to rely on empirical evidence and quantitative data, the tenets of classical rhetoric are still extremely useful in
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