Blog Post 2

In this article the author, Stuart Greene, explains the importance of people communicating through arguments. He argues that arguments are a very important way we as human interact with one another.

Greene quotes Kenneth Burke because every time you write an argument you have to have the same stance you perviously had on the subject or you invalidate the argument. Greene obviously finds this very important,  thus he quotes Burke again.

The extended metaphor Burke uses is setting the scene for the reader about walking into a parlor late while an ongoing argument is taking place. This shows that every argument you make is connected to a previous argument you had already taken part in.

Framing is a collection of stories that people rely on to understand and react to events. The underlying metaphor of framing is describing the perspective that you are basing your argument off of. This is important for Greene because everyone option is different and everyone has different prospectives than one another which can make an argument difficult depending on the situation. Framing however allows an author to manipulte what the reader is reading which is a very important skill to have in order to change the readers mindset on any given topic.

Greene is having a "conversation" with the readers reading the passage by trying to show the importance of arguing while also giving the readers examples of this topic. He is practicing what he preaches by using his own perspective on the importance of arguing to human beings.


All in all arguing challenges our mind to think on a different level. Learning how to argue the right way can be very beneficial  in getting a job,writing an influential paper, or could simply help you win an argument without creating tension between you and another person.