Fight Club has been an interesting
experience and has taught me many things. It taught me to look at both sides of
each argument and back up each side with support. Something that I struggle with is arguing for
a specific side I don’t necessarily agree with. Although it is difficult to do that,
it helps me open my mind to new ideas. Fight club is also fun in my opinion, it
is a great opportunity to interact and argue with my classmates. This is something
I don’t always have the opportunity to do in my other classes.
I can apply
these strategies to my paper by always looking for more support to back up
argument. In my opinion, it is easier to verbally argue because people are
physically there listening to your argument and agreeing or disagree with you. It
is also more effective to argue verbally because you can use a specific tone to
get a point across. On the contrary, writing is easier because you have time to
think through how you want to state each argument.
In future
fight clubs, I would like to see more controversial topics. Weather we get to
choose our side or not I believe it would be beneficial. Allowing us to choose
our own sides would allow us to fight for something we strongly believe in. On
the other hand, assigning us a specific side to the argument would force us to
look at the other side of the very controversial argument.
Whether* and what topics would you like to sink into more? In my opinion, I know for a fact that I am not mature enough for some of these topics, and I highly doubt that everyone is too, so would you still throw 18-19 year-olds in the ring about a shaky topic? How would we fix this?
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you that Fight Club has forced me to look at the other side of the argument, maybe even when I didn't necessarily want to. I also agree that verbal and written arguments both have their benefits - writing gives you more time to form an articulate argument, while tone comes across easier in speaking in a way that cannot always be shown in writing.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you about it being easier to state your case and provide detail in person. As you said, your audience can instantly agree or disagree. And the feedback is perfect for future debates and the one you're currently in. However you might want to take advantage of Fight Club for word variation. Also what other benefits come from fighting for a view you oppose?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the subject of arguing over more controversial topics, I think it would serve us as a class and each person individually well, even if we are not arguing for sides we would ordinarily side with.
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