Needs Improvement....

We have studied many concepts this semester, so recalling just one that needs improvements is a bit difficult. After much thought, the concept that I would like to spend more time on, trying to understand more would be fallacies. There are so many fallacies and very little time. While some are prety straight forward others are very confusing and need further explination. I remember when we were studing the fallacies at one point I had to do a lot of additional research in order to really understand what they meant because the book was so vauge. I think if we could have spent a little more time on them that would have been very helpful. I hope that there are not too many fallacies on the final because then I will be in a lot of trouble.

Well I am sad to know that this is my last blog, I hope that everyone had a great semester and I wish everyone good luck on there finals:)

Generalizing

In chapter 14 I felt that the section generalizing was the most helpful, because often times it can be very difficult to understand what someone needs or wants. As the book says, "We generalize every day, arguing from a claim about more.It is how we make sense of the world: What's happened before it is likely to happen again." Everyone generalizes at one point or another, so this section is very helpful, because you can try to work around it. In cases like this where it can be hard to know what to do when people are generalizing examples really help because they help you analyze the situation and decide weather or not the generalization is good, if the argument is good, and weather or not the unstated premises are needed about what is going on. I hope that this was helpful for everyone, and I look forward to seeing what everyone else thought was helpful!:)

Happy tuesday....

Hard at Work

Well, I think I speak for all of us when I say, Fewww what a semester!!! This has been one of the fastest semesters that I can remember. I have to say that Comm 41 has definatley been my favorite class this semester, not only because the topics were interesting, but because our professor, Carol Perez, made it so easy to work with her but becuase in the process of doing so we were free to talk about anything we felt. My favorite part of this class has been the lessons on group work, I am very shy and I do not really like to work in a group but in reading the sections on group work and actually participating in the activitys I have gained a new confidence in myself and how I work with others. I was very lucky to have been able to work with a very dedicated group member, because as we all know sometimes group work is not really group work at all. I have learned thing is this class that I can carry on to all my classes in the future... Thank you!