This week in Card101, we continued learning about argument. Class time was dedicated to writing our summaries for our chosen documentary and learning methods of rhetoric. The presentation on Wednesday was very helpful considering it re-introduced and refreshed my knowledge about persuasion, assertion, and claims.
I thought the summary sheet was extremely helpful including the "ethos, pathos, logos" column. Although my documentary was pretty straightforward and more scientific-based, this sheet helped me separate my ideas. I also had initial worry that I would sound redundant or the opposite, run out of things to say- even though there was so much content packed into the documentary in itself. I also think the organizer was a good way to make sure I had at least one example of the three (and explain how it was present in the documentary).
In terms of the free writes this week, I personally felt they were more of a personal reflection rather than a topic, like I usually turn to. Maybe it's just because of the overwhelm of stress, but I thought it was nice to have the opportunity to write about what has been on my mind. Especially with midterms and amount of work before break, my mind has felt jumbled from work that is more straightforward than open-ended if that makes sense.
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