What constitutes a good argument?

DELIVERABLE: Write a brief statement (3-4 pages or multimodal equivalent) on what you believe constitutes a good argument.

REVIEW the following required and optional readings for aid and support for this assignment:
Crowley and Hawhee’s chapters on “kairos,” “stasis,” and “topics/enthemymes”
Krista Ratcliffe’s Rhetorical listening
CONSIDER how Sharon Crowley describes belief in Toward a Civil Discourse:
“… beliefs and belief systems are social, taken as true or relevant on the basis of trust and confidence in an other, be that other an individual, a group, an institution or a tradition. Given the social character of belief, it seems accurate to say that many beliefs are commonplaces. In ancient rhetorics the defining characteristic of a commonplace was not its truth value but the frequency of its use; that is, the chief mark of a commonplace is its wide dispersal among members of a community” (70).
CONSIDER that our goal here is to not just state your beliefs but to consider them in increasingly complex ways. One approach to this task is to answer questions like those I’ve listed below. When you attempt to answer them, don’t think about writing your statement. Think about answering the questions precisely and directly. Then, once you’ve answered these questions, begin to arrange them in a way that helps others understand your perspective and why it matters.
What is a good argument?
What are your beliefs about what constitutes a good argument?
How did you acquire these beliefs on good argument?
What is possible with a good argument?
What is the purpsoe of a good argument?
What enabled by a good argument?
What are the limits of your beliefs on what consitutes a good argument?
These are questions to consider and their answers should be drafted. You should take time to refine your answers over the course of this stage in our class. Don’t lose sight of the fact that your purpose is to offer knoweldge about good argument.
The forum of your statement is up to you. You are welcome to compose a multimodal essay that includes images, sound, or movement. Your goal is not just to reveal something about yourself to others but to make a case about good argument and its function.
REQUIREMENTS:
These are the things that you should do as you compose your State of Belief
You should reference and cite Crowley & Hawhee and Ratcliffe when and where necessary.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND USE THESE TEXTS they are attached in assignment
You should draft and revise for readability, concision, precise language use, and creativity.
You should include works cited or reference page (MLA or APA style, respectively) for those works you cite in your statement.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:
Your work will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Excellent/Strong: Your work reveals strong, audience-aware writing skills and a deep understanding of rhetorical principles; exceptional content knowledge, research, and preparedness; the need for only a very few, minor editorial adjustments.
Good: Your work reveals acceptable, moderately audience-aware writing skills and a basic understanding of rhetorical principles; good content knowledge, research, and preparedness; the need for several minor editorial adjustments.
Not Adequate: Your work revelas less than adequate audience awareness, writing skills, and/or difficulities understanding and applying rhetorical pricinples; occasional evidence of inadequate or inconsistent content knoweldge, research, preparedness; emajor editorial problems.
Poor: Your work reveals significant problems in terms of audience awareness, writing ability, and/or major misunderstandings of rhetorical principles; frequent evidence of inadequate or inconsistent content knoweldge, research, preparedness; profound editorial problems throughout.

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