Fight Club Strategies

A strategy that we should start to throw in to our very own paper from Fight Club is the idea of looking at every issue from both sides of the argument. I enjoy how we are given a very difficult and uncomfortable discussion, we need to get the pros and cons of the article. This way we have two things work. First, people will be able to make smarter and better articulated arguments that keep the other side in mind, instead of fully believing their side is truly right. Second, looking at both sides help us young teenagers make our own well-researched opinions. The easiest part about these assignments is that we all have our own perspective on these matters already. Most of these topics that have been proposed will always be present in our society, and hopefully as young teens, our generation can fix these issues in the future. The hardest part is when you are already decided on your side, and you have to switch in the debate. It’s hard to throw away your own thoughts and opinion you’ve been with for a while and quickly change it and fight it. Yes this is a challenge, but I believe it’ll help make us better arguers because we know both sides, and won’t make biased statements. When discussing what a verbal environment makes easier compared to writing I would first think about tone. I personally rather write because it gives me time to think, but with talking, sometimes I feel like a blabbering idiot who can’t articulate his own argument. But going back to tone, I believe when you are in person, you can see and hear your opposition’s emotions and voice, which I believe sometimes is lost in writing. When I read articles, I feel as if the writer is just being sarcastic or informational.