Unit 4: Argument and Evidence

In unit 4, it explains about evidence in the article in order to supports the writer’s stance. Evidence is information that supports to a conclusion. Anything can be used to determine or demonstrate the truth of a statement. Evidence can be found anywhere, personal experience, magazines, newspaper, internet or surveys.

In the article title, ‘Body language that speaks to muggers’, it is actually an article that based on a survey which was carried out by Betty Grayson and Morris Stein in New York City and Manhattan. Based on their survey, they can show the total of victims that have been mugged. Besides that, nobody can argue with their findings because they can come out with evidence based on their survey and observation which they secretly video-taped people walking in Manhattan’s garment district.

In this unit, it is quite easy for students to find the evidence as it is can be found in the article. This unit is quite interesting because students will be alert and not to missed out any important evidence that they need especially when they want to support their statement or answer. However, it is quite hard because some of the evidence cannot be found in the article and students need to use their logic in order to support their answer