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.