To be OR not to .... whatever

They Say/ I Say

This reading brought our argument assignment into a new light for me. The amount of information given to us through this reading was tremendous. From the very beginning the authors state that the most important part of writing is that it have a point. And that to have this the writer must "state his or her thesis but also what the larger conversation around it is."

The part of this reading i found to be most helpful was the section dealing with the order in which things are said. I think that we are mislead, as writers, into stating our thesis to soon and not giving time to develop the larger picture that we are responding to. This advice really helped me get my head pointed in the right direction for this paper.

The other important aspect to this reading i found on page 52. It talks about stating, clearly, whether you agree or disagree with the subject and also stating why. Often times when you are reading an essay or even listening to a speech, you are left wondering why. Why did i need to listen or read that? What was the driving factor in producing this work? The most important thing we are learning in this English class is the process of inquiry and how it drives us.