Week5_2/13/16_Argumentation

       Yes. Yes, people argue. Everyone has gotten into an argument at some point in their life. Whether it is for a class, with other people, or even arguing with yourself, arguing is something everyone does. Everyone does it, but they may not even know they are arguing.

       Arguing can be about anything. There are certain kinds of people who like to argue to prove their point, or argue just to argue. During a class, you might be told to argue for or against something. Like Fight Club, we argue for or against a certain topic. People argue everyday with their parents, peers, and even themselves. Arguing with parents is normal, because there is always something you and your parents might butt heads on. Personally, I butt heads with my dad, because we are so alike. I think we do, because we both want to prove a point, even if that point is completely wrong. Everyone at some point argues with their peers, whether it is a silly argument dealing with prom plans, or more serious arguments dealing with peer pressure, involving illegal products. Other people argue with themselves, and sometimes, they do not know they are even arguing. When deciding to go out to a party, or stay home and watch Netflix, you are deciding between the two choices, you might think about it, and list the pros of going out, and then the cons, and same with staying home. You are arguing with yourself to make the choice.

       In classes, I think arguing is encouraged up to an extent. For the ENGL 1900, we hold Fight Club each Thursday, and all we are doing is debating and arguing over the topic assigned each week. Fight Club is important, because it is helping us to improve our debate skills. In classes, arguing should be encouraged to a certain point, because you want people to argue to prove their point. Teachers should want to encourage friendly debating.

       While arguing in class can be helpful, it can almost get annoying sometimes, because you have a student who likes to argue everything, even what the professor is saying. That gets annoying, but it does help to waste time, and can also bring up different points to argue or talk about during class. Arguments, depending on the situation, can help or cannot help to accomplish anything. When you are in class, and being told to argue a point, you are following instructions, and doing what you are told in class. When you are with your friends, and arguing over plans for the night and disagreements arise, arguing will not get you very far, and you are never going to figure out the plans for that night.

       When arguing, it is important to know what you are arguing about, because it makes you look credible, and people tend to believe you more. That is the reason I do not like to argue because most of the time I do not know about or enough about the topic to argue for or against it.