Shahadat Rahman
English 21003
Professor Nargiza Matyakubova
October 3, 2014
Reflection on Argumentative Essay
While
brainstorming for this assignment this essay prompted me to think more about
the sciences and the breadth of topics and debates that are still relevant
today. This led me to use several databases in order to help me research and
investigate these topics until I found one that interested me. These databases
were useful in finding lengthy articles in which I had to learn how to
extrapolate information from. In doing so, I learned how to effectively choose
and utilize information in long scientific articles, as well as how to cite
this information. This paper also taught me that when making an argument, it is
just as important to refute the opposing side as it is to support my own
opinion.
In
addition, this paper helped me learn how to simplify complex information so
that my readers would be able to understand the information as well as see why
I believe in the points I made. This highlighted the differences between and
argumentative essay and an informative report, in which one was subjective and
the other was objective. This made me consider my audience when I was writing
the report and how I could manipulate them using pathos, ethos, and logos into
supporting my own opinion.
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