Thank You for Arguing Chapter 27

                              In any type of fight, whether it is a sport, a battle, an argument, etc, has at least one thing in common: the use of offense and defense. Offense is the act of att king your opponent, while defense is the act of defending yourself from an opponent's attack. The way I like to think of it is like soccer. There is a horizontal line in the middle of a soccer field that divides the two teams. If you are on your side, then you are in the defense mode. If you are on the opponent's side, then you are in the offensive mode. The same applies for an argument. There is always a clear line dividing whether of not your are defending yourself or attacking the other side, and of course there are methods in hoe to be successful on each side. When you are in defense and you don't know what to say, conceding, and then try redefining your concession. For example, you were called out for calling a Red Vine a Twizler in your speech about the dangers of candy, and you are now in the defensive mode. You are not sure what to say to get out of this, so you try conceding and redefine your concession by saying that some people would call it Red Vines, and others would call it Twizlers. Then, you switch to the future tense and say that both of these candies are bad for you and we must work to educate young children about their harmful effects starting now. For offense, try thinking of your goal, set the tense, and know you audience's values and commonplaces. Then use ethos pathos and logos to attack your opponent using their values and commonplaces to your advantage.