3). Pick one concept from throughout the semester that you feel can use further discussion.
I feel that some parts of Chapter 9 (Concealed claims) could be further discussed only in the sense of examples. Extra examples of downplayer, up-player, hyperbole, weaselers, and shift the burden of proof, would have been a lot more helpful for me at least, only because the book did not do a good job in my opinion giving examples or explaining exactly what each term was. Also for me Chapter 7 (Counter-Arguments) could have been a little more explained outside of the book, because for me the book just did not do justice on giving good examples throughout this chapter. Also I found that Chapter 8 (General Claims) had too many things within the chapter to explain individually, so it was a bit hard to understand exactly what contradicted with what and so on. I just wished sometimes while reading all of the chapters, that the book gave a couple really simple examples of each term or idea and then gave a couple complex examples of each term or idea because when there was only complex examples it was a little hard to follow with such a huge explanation as to why or what was being explained.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Week 16 Question 2
2). What was your favorite thing about the class? What was your least favorite thing about the class? How can this class be improved? Again, be specific.
I would have to say that my favorite thing about this class was being able to be flexible with when to do the assignments and the understanding of the online instructions. When I signed up for this class I had never taken an online class before and I had never done any blog type web posts before either and lucky enough for me, this class was really easy to understand. I also liked that this class did not exactly get in the way with my other classes and I could do what was needed for me to do, when it was the right time for me. In addition, I also really liked the accessibility of the professor and quick responses that the professor gave. What I was not too fond of with this class was the weekly due dates for this class, it was a bit confusing and hard to remember that this classes deadline for everything was Saturday and not Sunday. The week seemed to go by faster and I felt that sometimes time ran out too fast with the deadline for everything being Saturday. I think the only thing that I might improve about this class would be to maybe not have as many group assignments, but rather individual assignments, only because it is so hard to coordinate in person meetings for some of us.
I would have to say that my favorite thing about this class was being able to be flexible with when to do the assignments and the understanding of the online instructions. When I signed up for this class I had never taken an online class before and I had never done any blog type web posts before either and lucky enough for me, this class was really easy to understand. I also liked that this class did not exactly get in the way with my other classes and I could do what was needed for me to do, when it was the right time for me. In addition, I also really liked the accessibility of the professor and quick responses that the professor gave. What I was not too fond of with this class was the weekly due dates for this class, it was a bit confusing and hard to remember that this classes deadline for everything was Saturday and not Sunday. The week seemed to go by faster and I felt that sometimes time ran out too fast with the deadline for everything being Saturday. I think the only thing that I might improve about this class would be to maybe not have as many group assignments, but rather individual assignments, only because it is so hard to coordinate in person meetings for some of us.
Week 16 Question 1
1). What have you learned in this class over the course of the semester? Be specific.
This semester I learned a lot. However most importantly, I learned about claims (and all the types of claims: compound, descriptive, prescriptive, subjective, objective) and how to make a valid and/or strong argument from a claim. I learned how to repair claims, make weak/false claims into strong/valid claims and I learned how to make implausible claims into plausible claims. I was also learned how to make sure arguments, claims, analogies, comparisons, etc. were trustworthy or not through many sources. I also learned all of the appeal to emotion points of view. I am now able to see in a lot of papers that I write or that are written by others, which appeal to emotion perspective they are writing in. I also learned all of the fallacies (slippery slope, false dilemma, strawman, begging the question), which helped me a lot. Although I am still a little confused with some of what we learned through the semester, such as counter arguments, concealed claims, and general claims, I learned a lot that I am taking away with me as we end the semester.
This semester I learned a lot. However most importantly, I learned about claims (and all the types of claims: compound, descriptive, prescriptive, subjective, objective) and how to make a valid and/or strong argument from a claim. I learned how to repair claims, make weak/false claims into strong/valid claims and I learned how to make implausible claims into plausible claims. I was also learned how to make sure arguments, claims, analogies, comparisons, etc. were trustworthy or not through many sources. I also learned all of the appeal to emotion points of view. I am now able to see in a lot of papers that I write or that are written by others, which appeal to emotion perspective they are writing in. I also learned all of the fallacies (slippery slope, false dilemma, strawman, begging the question), which helped me a lot. Although I am still a little confused with some of what we learned through the semester, such as counter arguments, concealed claims, and general claims, I learned a lot that I am taking away with me as we end the semester.
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