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- Find a topic
- Find out what the conversations about that topic are
- Decide who to listen to (determine credibility)
- Make sure you’re listening to everyone, including those you might decide you disagree with (recognize counterargument)
- Identify the kinds of arguments that are part of this conversation
- Decide what kind of argument you want to add to the conversation
- Determine your audience
- Begin a response
- Be ready to change your mind
- Where do I go to listen?
- What do I do with what I hear?
- How do I know if I should listen?
- How do I make sure I am listening to the whole conversation?
- What do I do with what I hear?
- How do I write an argument?
- How do I plan support for an argument?
- How do I present support and evidence?
- How do I know when I’m done? How do I finish?
- Who was that audience, again?
- What works for that audience?
- What do I want that audience to do with my research?