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During the introduction, "Four Pillars of An Argument" has taught me that a true argument is not one which is often depicted through many social media platforms, politics, and angry hostile conversations which instead are contradiction.Contradiction is when two people are discussing a hot topic with no substance or evidence to pursade others to believe them, but often just go back and forth with the opposing side saying they're wrong due to strong opinions and/or feelings, which is not seen as a respectful way to argue or to get one's point across when discussing a harsh or hot topic.
In addition to being able to recognize a legitimate argument, there are the four pillars that make up a detailed and reinforced argument including; thesis, evidence x 3, refutation, and finally the conclusion . When reading an argument and one does not come across one of the four pillars then the argument can be seen as flawed or that it contains holes in it. Another important lesson I learned from the introduction was that often people see that people have arguments to prove who is right and who is wrong, like in a courtroom, but that is not true. Arguments are solely available to help those who are arguing to persuade their listeners or even opponent to why they should follow their belief or stance on a subject, but nothing can be proven one-hundred percent.
While on the topic that arguments do not prove anything to be a fact, in the introduction one can find that there are many things that can be seen as a valid argument, as well as not one. In order for a topic to be debatable it must not be a statement of fact like, school lunch is available for students, and must not be a statement of personal preference or taste like, I do not like ketchup; but instead for a topic to be debatable it must have conflicting statements of facts and opinions that cause different questions to rise into the heads of the opposing sides.
While many consider arguments to be in a courtroom or arena with many spectators and commentators watching, there are two forms of arguments. Formal arguments are that are developed in the classroom and turns into an academic discussion or essay; while informal is the opposite, the arguments that we tend to face on the day to day basis whether it be about sports, politics, or social issues. Another great difference is that often the daily informal arguments that we may find ourselves imbedded within can be considered quarrels and not necessarily true, civil conversations that can hold their own without the emotion and biases that come along with it.
In conclusion, I have learned that all that glitters is not gold and that if one pays close attention that it is often easy to pick out the different forms of arguments as well as when reading one, being able to dissect it and can quickly point out the four pillars of the argument.
During the introduction, "Four Pillars of An Argument" has taught me that a true argument is not one which is often depicted through many social media platforms, politics, and angry hostile conversations which instead are contradiction.Contradiction is when two people are discussing a hot topic with no substance or evidence to pursade others to believe them, but often just go back and forth with the opposing side saying they're wrong due to strong opinions and/or feelings, which is not seen as a respectful way to argue or to get one's point across when discussing a harsh or hot topic.
In addition to being able to recognize a legitimate argument, there are the four pillars that make up a detailed and reinforced argument including; thesis, evidence x 3, refutation, and finally the conclusion . When reading an argument and one does not come across one of the four pillars then the argument can be seen as flawed or that it contains holes in it. Another important lesson I learned from the introduction was that often people see that people have arguments to prove who is right and who is wrong, like in a courtroom, but that is not true. Arguments are solely available to help those who are arguing to persuade their listeners or even opponent to why they should follow their belief or stance on a subject, but nothing can be proven one-hundred percent.
While on the topic that arguments do not prove anything to be a fact, in the introduction one can find that there are many things that can be seen as a valid argument, as well as not one. In order for a topic to be debatable it must not be a statement of fact like, school lunch is available for students, and must not be a statement of personal preference or taste like, I do not like ketchup; but instead for a topic to be debatable it must have conflicting statements of facts and opinions that cause different questions to rise into the heads of the opposing sides.
While many consider arguments to be in a courtroom or arena with many spectators and commentators watching, there are two forms of arguments. Formal arguments are that are developed in the classroom and turns into an academic discussion or essay; while informal is the opposite, the arguments that we tend to face on the day to day basis whether it be about sports, politics, or social issues. Another great difference is that often the daily informal arguments that we may find ourselves imbedded within can be considered quarrels and not necessarily true, civil conversations that can hold their own without the emotion and biases that come along with it.
In conclusion, I have learned that all that glitters is not gold and that if one pays close attention that it is often easy to pick out the different forms of arguments as well as when reading one, being able to dissect it and can quickly point out the four pillars of the argument.
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