Vivian’s Comments (group member since Jul 04, 2017)

Vivian’s comments from the AP Lang Summer Work 2017 group.

Not going to lie, Heinrich's unceasing, constant mentioning of seduction (the commonly perceived type of seduction, rather) was quite off-putting at first glance. But as the book proceeded, his take on seduction and sensuality started to make a bit more sense to me. I mean, shame on me for thinking rather lewdly to begin with. Of course, I didn't think it was necessary for him to overly milk sex several instances in this book, but it was... intriguing to say the least. I began pondering about the connection between seduction in real life situations and actual "sexy times."

Well, it could be worth a shot. Each audience is different, one attempt could be successful, the other not so much. Some could be way too inflexible to budge from their initial argument. But say, if you were to get on their good side before carefully paving a way towards your own argument, things might actually swing towards your direction. I find this greatly practical and handy, whether or not you end up with what you want. Either way, this situation could become an advantage for you - loosen your audience up so that they become increasingly open-minded to other ideas.

Personally? I wasn't so much of a big fan of this book, not like I'm a big fan of books in general... but on to the point. Heinrichs, truthfully, really did open my eyes on the many components of argument that could definitely become helpful tools in everyday usage. Who would've thought there could be such technical ways to effectively argue? Initially, I believed that arguing was much more associated with fighting, but boy I was wrong. True arguments don't have to have a negative atmosphere. I definitely came to a realization that I'm quite awful at arguing myself... but watch me take several of these tools into usage this following school year, teach!