Thursday, October 29, 2015

Fight Club Strategies in My Writing

There are many different aspects from fight club that I can incorporate into my papers. The purpose of fight club is to pick one side of an argument or dilemma and state points about the side we chose. This alone can be useful in my papers because instead of always thinking about my opinion, it shifts some of the focus on the counter opinion. More so than not, the counter argument is lacking in my papers; fight club has shone light on this area I can approve upon. By fixing this issue in my paper, in the end my paper is more equally balanced with arguments and counter arguments.

Another strategy from fight club I can include in my writing is how it makes me think to defend my position on a topic. Using people's arguments against my points is helpful towards showing me what other people see in a problem and that my view may or may not always be the correct choice. 

The most difficult thing about incorporating fight club into my papers is actually coming up with fantastic opposing viewpoints of my own opinions. This is hard to do since I believe so firmly in one side of the argument, it is more difficult to try to counteract myself. A way to overcome this problem is to find people (or friends) that have the opposite view as you so that they are able to come up with counter arguments.

Making sure I addressed all of my points in my papers is more difficult to accomplish in writing than a verbal environment. To me, it is more difficult because if I forget to tell someone one of my points on a subject, I am able to include it later while in my writing, the words on my paper are not going to change. What is said, is said and if I happened to include a point, I cannot add it later. 

5 comments:

  1. Really interesting points! Maybe include the idea that in an argument in person it's easier to not be as repetitive about a point but written it's obvious when you've run out of points

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  2. It can definitely be hard to come up with counters to arguments you believe strongly in, it may be a good idea to do some research with the goal of finding sources which prove you wrong.

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  3. It can definitely be hard to come up with counters to arguments you believe strongly in, it may be a good idea to do some research with the goal of finding sources which prove you wrong.

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  4. I agree that it's easier to make your argument more concise in writing because you can always add to it, whereas in a verbal argument, points may slip in the moment. Do you find it a difficult to verbalize points during Fight Club?

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  5. Hey Patrick, I enjoyed reading your post and it seems that you hav really taken away from Fight Club. I liked your insight on defending your points and how it is difficult to do so in writing. I never really thouhgt about it and I now realize how it is much easier to develop that trait in verbal arguments. Good job, keep up the good work with your research paper.

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