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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

betogende teksten

English translation:

argumentative writing

Added to glossary by Inge Dijkstra
Dec 18, 2006 08:27
17 yrs ago
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Dutch term

(Argumenteren en) betogende teksten

Dutch to English Art/Literary Linguistics Teacher training college
Een vak bij de Lerarenopleiding Nederlands (losse term, geen context). Het gaat m.n. om 'betogende teksten': (Reasoning and) contending texts?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 argumentative texts
4 Debating/disputation and dialectic texts
3 (Reasoning and) written arguments

Discussion

jarry (X) Dec 18, 2006:
Thank you for your open-mindedness.
Inge Dijkstra (asker) Dec 18, 2006:
Thanks, Jarry! I have notified one of the moderators and asked for assistance. I have also pointed out your remark to him.
jarry (X) Dec 18, 2006:
Any moderator or person with editing rights can change the glossary. It would be interesting if you could ask a native speaker of English to change the glossary and take note of his/her comments to your preferred answer.
Inge Dijkstra (asker) Dec 18, 2006:
Sorry, I missed Vic's additional note and would like to choose "argumentative writing" as the appropriate answer. Does anyone know if the selected answer can be changed? The saying: "More haste, less speed" is indeed true!

Proposed translations

+1
58 mins
Selected

argumentative texts

although the texts bit could be replaced by writing.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-18 09:59:29 GMT)
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definitely "argumentative writing". Jarry´s dictionary definition n#2 (and 127000 mainly education-related hits)
Peer comment(s):
neutral jarry (X) : argumentative: 1. given to arguing; 2. characterised by argument; 3. controversial. Because of the ambiguity of the word, I believe that any native speaker would want to avoid it in this context.
16 mins
odd they teach it at universities then :)
agree Jack den Haan : Yes indeed. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_types, for example.
47 mins
thanks Jack
neutral writeaway : it's odd if they teach 'argumentative texts', yes it is a strange sounding subject
56 mins
innit. writing then
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "My apologies for not adhering to the Kudoz rule to wait at least 24 hours before grading. However, I'd prefer to have the major part of this project completed before the Christmas holidays. Thanks everyone! Jack, your reference was most convincing!"
1 hr

(Reasoning and) written arguments

or written argumentation / support / substantiation

Got distracted from submitting my answer earlier by client with job offer!
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1 hr

Debating/disputation and dialectic texts

Dialectic: 1. disputation or debate, esp. when intended to resolve difference between two views; 2. logical argumentation; -adj. 5. of or relating to logical disputation
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