Blog Post Continuation

Fight Club Strategies in My Writing

10/19/15

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. 

11/11/15

Going along with my previous blog post, more strategies can be incorporated into my writing from fight club. While I previously listed some of the main strategies of fight club, there are still a few more I did not cover.

My next strategy is that fight club really makes me read the article or topic I am assigned. I simply do not regurgitate the information on paper to turn in. I have to pull apart the article and carefully read and reread it in case I missed anything the first time around. Fight club, more-so than a quiz or test on the reading, makes the reader pay attention to the small details whereas on a quiz, more than likely, only the main points of the article will be asked. With fight club, even the small details are shown light upon and in turn, can be incorporated into my writing.

The other strategy I did not include in my first post is that fight club helps organize my writing. By thinking of various counter arguments, my opinions, and the middle ground of the argument. With each clearly labeled and chosen, I can order my paragraphs around to clearly accommodate what I am trying to argue. For example, I would state a counter argument and then follow that up with a paragraph of what I think is correct. Hence, making my point sound stronger in the end since the reader ended reading the argument with my point.

These two strategies have and will help me with my writing for years to come.