Well, here's the last discussion post for the Fall 2010 semester. For the last discussion question, I'll focus on a concept that I just saw in a TV commercial a few seconds ago. Appealing to emotion is a pretty convincing way to support an argument. It might not always be a "logical" or "reasonable" way to argue, but it definitely plays to the weakness that humans have to certain issues/topics.
Just a few minutes ago, the commercial with the images/video of all the abused animals came on. They're trying to get donations/various help for these animals, including rescuing them or just reporting suspected animal abusers, but I really can't see those images without feeling pretty sad/depressed. There are several other similar commercials that appeal to pity, such as starving children in Africa, but it can be really depressing to have that commercial come on at really any time of day. Every human has a weakness for some sort of feeling bad/pity, so it's really effective in bringing the issues to attention. Sad, but effective.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Discussion Question #28
I'd say the favorite part of this class was the fact that it gave me my own schedule as to how I'd do my work. I guess that comes with any online class, but I really enjoyed the blogging layout. It's a pretty effective and easy way to communicate, as well as a great place to share understandings of the material we're covering. I even would look at other posts from classmates if I had trouble understanding a certain topic. Also, nothing was really overwhelming about this class. It was pretty straightforward with the reading as well as the group activities. Tests weren't too bad,and if you read a few times through the material before-hand, you'd be fine.
I don't really have any "dislikes" about this class. It was never a thing where I'd go "aw man, now I have to go do this Comm 41 homework". It was more like after a long day of school and other various things, I'd read at night, log on to my blog, spend a little bit of time typing out 150 words, and post right before I'd go to bed. Pretty nonstressful and relaxing.
I don't really have any "dislikes" about this class. It was never a thing where I'd go "aw man, now I have to go do this Comm 41 homework". It was more like after a long day of school and other various things, I'd read at night, log on to my blog, spend a little bit of time typing out 150 words, and post right before I'd go to bed. Pretty nonstressful and relaxing.
Discussion Question #27
Wow, I can't believe how fast this semester flew by. As we're coming into the last discussion week, I feel like I've actually been able to take concepts we've discussed in class and have applied them into my general daily conversations without even realizing it. Just the other day, a few friends and I were sitting out in front of Yogurtland having a pretty deep conversation, ranging from politics, certain religious issues, Korea, and general opinions of other people that we've come across in the past. The conversation quickly turned into breaking down all the fallacies, composition issues, and all of the weak/invalid arguments people more often than not use. A pretty easy example was on the discussion of agnostic vs. atheist, also talking about deism.
Ex: I have a certain friend who proclaims himself as a radical extremist right-wing hardcore Christian, who constantly sparks off various debates on Facebook over Jesus and various Christian faiths. I don't have anything against Christianity or anything like that, but I do take issue with people who "shift the burden of proof" when proclaiming God does/doesn't exist, and will try to make you prove them wrong.
Various occurences pop up all like that all the time where I'll just realize, "Oh, that's an invalid argument because of this this and that", or "You're basically using reverse causation to prove your point", etc etc etc. I knew I'd enjoy this class before the semester even began, generally because I like to debate, but I really felt like I was able to learn quite a bit that will further help me on any future discussions. I should be able to hold my own even better now in whatever discussion I have in the future, using purely logical concepts instead of spewing fallacies, ad hominems, strawman arguments, and other bad ways of arguing I'm sure most of us have been exposed to.
Ex: I have a certain friend who proclaims himself as a radical extremist right-wing hardcore Christian, who constantly sparks off various debates on Facebook over Jesus and various Christian faiths. I don't have anything against Christianity or anything like that, but I do take issue with people who "shift the burden of proof" when proclaiming God does/doesn't exist, and will try to make you prove them wrong.
Various occurences pop up all like that all the time where I'll just realize, "Oh, that's an invalid argument because of this this and that", or "You're basically using reverse causation to prove your point", etc etc etc. I knew I'd enjoy this class before the semester even began, generally because I like to debate, but I really felt like I was able to learn quite a bit that will further help me on any future discussions. I should be able to hold my own even better now in whatever discussion I have in the future, using purely logical concepts instead of spewing fallacies, ad hominems, strawman arguments, and other bad ways of arguing I'm sure most of us have been exposed to.
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