Rogerian argument

Rogerian argument is about finding something in common between you and the person you are arguing with. Through this similarity you can obtain the reader's trust and therefore convince him of your point more easily. In my letter to a student of Patrick Henry College I do not attempt to find common ground with the other student. Instead I try to establish a tone that suggests that I am just trying to help, and not, in fact, arguing with him. I do not use Rogerian argument, but i believe that it does not hurt my argument.