what i found useful and interesting....

I found the section about all the different types of reasoning to be interesting because I never knew that reasoning involved many different types of categories. Out of all the types of reasoning my favorite one was the direct way of reasoning because this type of reasoning involves direct reasoning. I like that there is a direct type of reasoning because that is what reasoning should be all about in the first place. The other types of reasoning is also very interesting and useful as well but the direct way of reasoning is a perfect way to describe the best type of reasoning. We can use direct reasoning in our everyday life. When you want to say something or tell something to someone directly that is when it is appropriate to use direct reasoning. You can also use it when you want to directly remind yourself something as well, just as a reminder.

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#2

I think the second major assignment that we are currently working on right now was the most useful concept for me so far this semester because I never really knew that you can use artifacts as an example. Other than that I actually never knew what an artifact was. I always just saw it as an actual thing, rather than something that can be found online and used for something school related. So if I was never assigned to do that assignment than I probably would have still had that same impression of what an artifact is. Therefore, I gained a lot from this assignment. Not only did I learn about artifacts, but I also learned how to communicate clearly with people when working on a group project. It helped me see and think of different types of ways that I can communicate with people, especially when working on group projects. 

what i found interesting...

Chapter 8

I found the first section of chapter 8 to be interesting because I have never known what a general claim was. So therefore the definition of a general claim is reasons that asserts something in a general way about all or part of a collection. I thought the first few examples that the book used was very interesting because it helped me gain a better understanding about general claims. I liked how they explained what general claims are by using easy to understand examples. After reading this part of the chapter I think I gained a lot more knowledge about general claims and I can now use it in my everyday life. He uses different types of examples such as the example about, all means “every single one, no exceptions.” It should be very obvious to everyone of what the definition of all is anyways. So it should not be a surprise to anyone at all. 

what i found interesting...

I found the first part of Chapter 4 on the “Group Communication” book an interesting topic that was discussed because it goes over the need for effective communication in organizations. The author stated that, “Perhaps you belong to religious organizations, political organizations, civic organizations, fraternal organizations, and/or business organizations.” I found it interesting because there are so many different types of organizations that exist today, and there are probably more that was not mentioned. I am currently part of a sorority, and I found this very interesting for me to read because I got to learn how all of these organizations communicate with each other. 

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  In this Burger King advertisement, it is trying to tell the audience that a whopper from Burger King is a lot more better than a big mac from Mcdonalds. In reality none of these two burgers are good for us. Honestly a burger in general is unhealthy and neither a whopper or a big mac is better for us to eat. However, if you do not want to look at the advertisement in that way then you can use your personal experience to use your best judgement whether or not a whopper is better or a big mac. I do not think the advertisement is targeting people that care about what they eat or people who watch what they eat. Therefore, I think the claim of  the advertisement which is, “Silly Whopper, that’s a big mac box,” is a false claim because it does not matter where the burger is from, it matters how bad and unhealthy it is for a person. 

(my advertisement wouldn't post... but i did provide the link)