Saturday, September 1, 2012
Concept of Arrangement
One of the concepts that caught my attention was Aristotle's arrangement classical theory. It means that the speaker has to arrange his or her ideas for maximum impact. I thought about it, and noticed that even when we are trying to present small plans or ideas that we want to persuade others into agreeing with us, this is completely the way to go. If we just state the idea in the beginning of our statement it might not be as effective as if we were to start presenting the introduction that would lead to the idea itself. I tried to find a simple example from my life to present. Once I tried to convince mom to re-do all the decorations in her family room and change the colors and pretty much renew everything. I rationally said it to her without details all at once. She immediately said that she was not interested, because that sounded like a lot to do, and it would cost a lot as well. I of course did not give up, I came home and looked at prices online, and worked out a printed plan on prices and ideas, and the time that would have to be put in to implement the plan. I decided to present it to her, and I started my conversation with introduction, about why I am even bringing this up. I did make a great intro about the issues of health, and about the dust collecting in the carpets, and how all the new paint will make it smell fresh and new. Yes with correct arrangement of my presentation, I was able to achieve my goal, and I persuaded her to start the renovation. It makes sense to think and arrange our ideas that we want to share with others, because they are more likely to listen if we have it arranged properly.
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You made a great point, that the best way to persuade someone to agree with you is to use the right arrangement for maximum impact. I love your example; I have been trying to persuade my parents to refurnish their home, sadly with no success. I will defiantly try it your way and see how it works. I thought the arrangement is very much like an actual essay. It has an introduction, and then it has the statement of purpose which is the thesis. It is then followed by presentation of arguments, which is the body. At the end it has a conclusion. Following this structure will definitely boost my arguments.
ReplyDeleteI thought about this concept a lot too. You arranged your arguments like most people do. I think its something that gets built into us from a young age. Most of my classes that required an outline always had an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Most of my essays in junior high and high school always required this too. I laughed a little when I read this part in the book because I notice that I do this inadvertently now. When I present something at work I always introduce the topic, talk about the topic, and then summarize my speech. It definitely makes for a good argument/presentation; being all over the board is a great way to lose your audience.
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