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After reading your arguments regarding beauty, I see work is needed.  Here are a few links to introduce you to the two major forms of argument in AP English Language and Composition: Argument (in general): Argument  Sample arguments with fallacies (UNC) Toulmin Model: Toulmin model The Toulmin Model of Argumentation Toulmin model (PowerPoint) The Toulmin Model The Toulmin Model (Prezi presentation)  The Writing Guide : The Toulmin Method Rogerian Model: Rogerian Argumentation (an extended explanation) Rogerian Argument (Writing Commons, text online) Rogerian Argument (Prezi presentation) Many more examples are available out there that can be found through a Google search. 

Here you'll find an article through The New York Times that you might want to peruse when you have time.  It gives a decent background to what rhetoric entails.   If you have any questions, you should know the drill by now.  Beginning a conversation here at the blog might be a good idea so you all have a point of reference throughout the year.