I have learned so much in this class this semester but the most useful thing that I learned was what makes a strong valid argument and what doesn’t. Throughout a person's daily life there are so many times when people argue with each other. The arguments may be work related or they may just be about personal things, but no matter what people always find something to argue about. Before this class I used to always argue back no matter how good or bad their argument was, but now I know that if an argument is not valid than there is no point in arguing about the matter. When a person starts an argument I now stop and think critically about their claims and their conclusions and see if they are making a valid argument. Then if the argument is valid I think about it logically and make my own argument back. If their argument is not valid then I do not even bother to argue with them.
I also feel the same way about having strong and valid arguments. I remember when getting in to arguments with whoever it was, I tend to have invalid arguments that were also objective. Because I took this class, I am more open minded with my arguments as well as trying to make them as subjective as possible in order to prevent any tension when conducting an argument. I can also point out how several arguments are very objective and invalid which is not becoming a pet peeve of mind.
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