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DISCOURSE - where does it come from?

> can come from the presence of a disagreement or agreement


> social beings in search of a community

Discourse & critical thinking are entertwined -- based from how we look for
community

"they say" / "i say"


> the suggestion that you are wrong
> reference through quotes, paraphrases, summaries

CRITICAL THINKING
> challenging ideas/reconsider
> categorizing info
> self-examination
> analyzing args

Quoting When you think something could be


lost when paraphraisng, quote.
They say, "..." (Chuchu, 5)
When you are to argue, quote the
They say: opposition to contrast what the
..................... opposite side is saying.
.....................
..................... (Chuchu, 5) Paraphrasing changes the meaning of
the sentence; it is almost always better
to quote.

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