Sean’s Comments (group member since Aug 09, 2017)

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

"Thank you for arguing," does not create any new strategies for argument, rather it categorizes them and tries to organize them from the reader's use in argument. I feel as if we already use most of the techniques listed but rarely think about them. Basic logic can explain why we use these, such as decorum; if a person arguing is not behaving civilized and acting calmly, instead shouting and making threats, then why should they be taken seriously? Most of the devices and techniques listed are things we instinctively use everyday in social circles and when we interact with other people. I feel as if I already have used most of the techniques Heinrich described, but now I know what to call them.