As science students, it is critical for us to express our thoughts and complex ideas in a clear and concise way. We must craft substantive and balanced academic arguments. Furthermore, to present ideas in a controlled and concise manner is an essential skill of a professional individual (Artifact 7). Before taking this course, I wanted to utilize the professional writing methods taught in high school and college without first perfecting the basic skills as a writer. I was caught up with the desire to utilize complicated and proper “methods” of writing (Artifact 7). However, with the help of writing tutors and Professor Lee, I recognized the flaws in my writing and have grown substantially in my basic writing skills (Artifact 1). Being a part …show more content…
I only added in the arguments of people with the same claims as me. Therefore, in paper two, one of my main goals was to efficiently utilize counter arguments to support my claim. To achieve this, I did extensive research. I utilized counter arguments in my paper and then rebuked them to support my claims. For instance, in order to claim commercial surrogacy is immoral, I included the counter argument that it helps the financial situation of the surrogates; I rebuked this counter argument by contending that the money from surrogacy is only for a short term and is not the solution for poverty (Artifact 6). This allows me to address the objections of my readers and shows that I considered multiple perspectives of the debate. Additionally, thanks to a conference with Professor Lee, I gained new viewpoints on surrogacy because she suggested ideas and counter arguments for me to research and to include in my essay (Artifact 5). Lastly, to further improve my paper, I eliminated the unnecessary details regarding statistics on surrogacy and made it more …show more content…
I utilized many research statistics and reports to support my argument, but, unfortunately, this caused an overflow of information. However, after peer editing, I learned that just because I provide a large amount of information, it does not necessarily make my argument stronger. The excess details weakened my argument and distracted the readers from my main claims. I initially found it hard to compress the information presented by these data (Artifact 8). With constant editing, I was able to paraphrase and summarize the information and present only what is necessary to support my argument. Surprisingly, removing the passive voice in my paper also made my essay more concise and clear. Additionally, this constant revising allowed me to address the grammar mistakes, including switching between past and present tense as well as awkward sentence structures (Artifact
Treason is a political crime committed against a state or government to which the person charged with treason owes a duty of allegiance. The dictionary defines treason as a violation of allegiance toward one’s country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of ones country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies. The men signing the declaration of independence were aware of the risk they ran of committing treason against the British king. The value that defense remained to be determined in a civil war. In civil wars, every man chooses his party, but generally that side with prevails arrogates the right of treating those who are vanquished as rebels. In the weeks preceding the Declaration of Independence,
Antione was adivsied of his rights and agreed to be interivewed by the undersgined detective. Antoine stated that he he has known the complainant since the begining of this 2016 school year. Antioine stated that he has been in romantic relantioship with the complaiannt for approximatley 3 months. Antoine stated that at the time of the incident, he and the complainant were doing school project at his residence.
When Ben Haley first joined Twitter he wondered why anyone would care about a 140-character statement about how a celebrity or a friend was doing. As the weeks past, he realized he was able to keep up with his friend’s obsessions and their lives. Clive Thompson notes that ambient awareness is “almost like being in the same room as someone and picking up on his mood and thoughts by the stray signals he gives off’ (210). By use of ambient awareness we stay connected to friends that on a day-to-day basis we would never talk to, hear about, or see.
The type of opposing argument that has been the most difficult to refute or encounter was on trying to put enough information into the outline to have on the final essay. Also on trying to find good enough sources that relate to the topic that I was doing. I strategized this aspect on my paper by mostly getting help for the outline from my individual tutor. I also got some help from the tutor on trying to find good sources or I eventually found some useful sources to use. I basically just got help for the outline and sources that I was struggling with from the tutor or I eventually understood it.
In my opinion the counter arguments were phrased in a very oppressive manner resulting in me as a reader opposing their viewpoints rather then supporting them. It gives America a false perception of a country that only seems to accept one language. A perfect example of an extremely decisive quote was the quotation by Alan West. His insulation that America was on the road to hell because there was a commercial in other languages seems fanatical.
Contradictor side of the argument is that nothing can be justified of the creation of the world in which innocent people suffer the way they do. Even if the suffering build character even through that is not true, the character is not worth the pain and suffering. That reconcilers are emotionally dependent on the idea of God and they will believe and say illogical thing to make them feel happy about themselves. Reconciler side of the argument is that God expect lot from us and we should not think that he treats us like children. God love us but at the same time he makes us suffer to make us a better human beings for a long time. That is a challenge of life to make ourselves reach our goals, so that we could strive to be successful. Also reconciler
In my analysis I will take apart the main idea as well as the counterargument. First “Without newspapers, citizens will be deprived…) (5-6) Ms. Finley has quite a lot of facts easy to understand and that make the essay enjoyable to read and think about. The facts support her main point and begin with,
I thought this article was very interesting and well argued. I learned a few things about drinks that I didn’t know before, and I really enjoyed reading it. It had a solid, evidence-backed argument that was credible and made a lot of sense. However, Danielson neglected to address the counter-argument. Had he stated the counter-argument of people not wanting to pay additional money for the same product, he could have rebutted it and made his argument stronger. However, he never once mentioned a counter-argument, which consequently made his argument weaker. He also should have cited the “strong evidence” that he mentioned in the very first sentence, as that would have helped strengthen his argument. However, he just mentions that there is evidence,
Counter Argument 1: It’s ironic to assume men make assumptions about women when in reality the feminist themselves make assumptions about women. How so? “feminists simply presume that women can’t take care for themselves in a free society. Feminist, demand for free birth control, free abortions, maternity leave with raises and promotions. The right to consider men guilty until proven innocent and Bans on anti-feminist speeches and jail time for offenders like Milo Yiannopoulos.” Let's stop and think for a moment and rethink that. Feminist want free birth control, free abortions for all women and feel entitled to raises and promotions when out of work because of pregnancy and want bans on anti-feminist speeches. This can be perceived in two different ways, either feminist thinks women can’t afford birth control for themselves or women just want preferential treatment over others. Now does it really make sense to forget our first amendment of the constitution where it clearly states that everyone is entitled to freedom of speech? And forget “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, where in article 11, it states that: ‘Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty
I completely agree with you on how we need to remain calmed and also very confident with our responses. A speaker should be prepared for any counter arguments or different opinions because we all have very distinct beliefs. Your response was very well-written and I liked how yo managed to give exceptional examples and details. However, I feel that you do not fully complete the main idea of this discussion board, which was choosing three different counter arguments that you may encounter when you are given your speech. I recommend you to list these three counter arguments and then come up with an excellent response to them. I feel that overall, your work was extraordinary, keep up with the good
Although we had many things that we could improve on, we still had some areas that we managed to strive at. We excelled in selling our food. A hudge reason for that is because of our marketting skills. The first day we sold, we got most of the school talking about us for our tasty food. We made our bussiness stand out by selling hotdogs. No other group did this, so we had no compatition for people that enjoied hotdogs, and a lot of people enjoied hotdogs. We also strived in teamwork. Our group members got along very well. This made us have little issues with unproductive arguments.
A word that I believe represents my interest or dreams is divergent. Divergent means differing from each other or a standard. This word to me means to be unique. It means to be and outcast boldly without regret. I love individuality and I believe that every person should live his or her lives courageously and pursue endeavors that exceed the norm. Many people alter their dreams or interest because they desire to fit in; they want to be normal. Initially, I was similar to those who wanted to fit in. My interest and dreams where shaped by my friends and society. I had to learn the importance of authenticity and confidence. Because in order to be divergent and have divergent interests in a world that is so similar, one would have to obtain those
My chosen audience may not be inclined to accept my argument because some of them may argue that they do not have the time to cook. I don’t think the reason for their argument is because of my credibility, but I could see that they have higher priorities for their academics and do not want to risk their time, money, and grades at school to begin learning how to cook. To approach my audience’s resistance, I used the argument as a counter argument earlier in my essay. I backed up my counter argument by further defining what cooking means. It is common for people to think that cooking requires a lot of tools and knowledge. I provided my own experiences, which is enhanced by the fact that I relate with my audience, that I have lived on campus before
Waite and Gallagher also discuss the benefits that marriage gives to couples. Including the financial benefits, in that through specialization and by sharing incomes getting married boosts standard of living by thirty percent and this benefit is not incurred by cohabitating, as those who cohabitate do not share as much and are less committed to the wellbeing of their partner. In addition to the financial benefits, they also discuss the emotional benefits of knowing you have someone who loves you and who would take care of you. Children similarly benefit from having married parents as there are more financial resources available to help take care of them and they get to spend more time with at least one parent.
Undergraduate students for whom English is a second or third language face a number of challenges with academic writing in general and Technical Writing in particular. The challenges are even more evident among students who are following a specialized discipline such as engineering, which requires that they communicate in a discipline-specific genre. These challenges are frustrating to both the lecturers of Technical Writing and lecturers of discipline-specific courses. One of the challenges is that poor writing skills often result in miscommunication between the students and their lecturers, yet it is through writing that lecturers mainly assess the performance of their students.