Having moved on from Shakespeare, we we’re able to shift focus to a new concept: forming an argument. We started by reading a few articles on internet tracking. For the first one, we read half of it and shared the information with someone who read the other side. I didn’t really care for this, as it felt like I was missing out on information because I didn’t get to read the other side. Instead of processing the information, I was trying to gather more. For the second article, we did group discussion. I really thought this one helped my learning, as it forced me to consider the parts of the article that other people selected. Left to my own devices, I would have only seen the part of the picture that was the easiest for me to see. Next, we moved on to a debate between the two arguments as to the ethics of tracking. This was probably what I learned the most from this week. Because someone else is trying to disprove your argument, it really shows you the holes in your argument. It also really taught me about how important it is to take time to do research on your subject. Reflecting on it, I can see that it also taught me a little about my argument style. I spent most of my argument focusing on stating facts, but not explaining them well. I’ve noticed that in my writing too, so that will be an area that I need to work on in the future. This website has a lot of good information about arguing, and I think it will help me extend better in the future.
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