EXERCISE 21.3
Developing an Argument for a Specific Audience
Choose one of the following claims and discuss how you would argue in support of it for (a) an agreeing audience, (b) a neutral or wavering audience, and (c) a disagreeing audience.
A. Public school sex education classes should be mandatory because they help students make important decisions about their lives.
B. Portraying the effects of violent crime realistically on television may help reduce the crime rate.
C. Children who spend too much time interacting with a computer may fail to learn how to interact with people.