Callie Watson reading response - Argument reading.

This reading segment starts out by talking about the way different cultures view argument. It was so interesting to think about it for just a minute. How do I view argument? I can say that every movie I’ve ever seen cannot have a story without conflict or an argument. I remember one time I was playing Barbie’s with a friend and just wanted it to be a happy time but she wanted us to fight because being nice was not interesting. There is just something about having an argument that makes you intrigued about what is going to happen in the end. Argument is just something that keeps life interesting. I do also agree with the fact that he says argument is a big part of relationships whether it be family, friends, or intimate relationships all of them come with conflict.

The author also talks about there are different ways of starting an argument. You can start out with an opinion and then find the evidence to back it up. Or you can do research and gain an opinion by coming to conclusions on your search. Either way is a great start to writing a paper. But don’t just think that you can write a whole paper on the opinion you’ve come up with. You also need to show the evidence and what the other side of the argument might be. This may also help you to claim your opinion and in the end make a great conclusion about why you believe what you do on that subject.

All of this is a very helpful way to give you ideas about how you want to approach your paper in this class. Do you want to go the route of discovering your opinion as you go along in the paper or do you want to have an opinion and stick to it throughout the paper? Either way it’ll be a great paper. But these are just a few ways to get your paper started and to give you a view on what your paper will be trying to say.