Arguable Assertions/ So What? Who cares?

     Personally, it is quite difficult for me to read comic strips. I love the illustrations, but I found myself so distracted in trying to understand the context in what they were saying. After rereading it a couple times I was able to point out the purpose. In this article the author talks about what makes a good argument. As they state, a good argument is much like a good conversation. They also continue to talk about the history in regarding rhetoric dialogues which have been present arguments about various social, political, and philosophical issues. It was interesting how they states that even Plato would often use the form of dialogue in order to show all positions involved in a debate. In following, they talk about the critical parts of what makes a good argument; What, How, Who, and Why. Then, what I really found interesting, was their statement about how paragraphs are just like mini arguments.

     The second article, "So What? Who Cares?" Saying Why it Matters", talked about how all writing is conversational. They make a great point about the fact that in literature many times those questions are left unanswered because the author assumes that the reader already knows. That is one thing that I absolutely hate about reading. I want to know all the details. I want to know as much as I can to paint the most descriptive picture as I possibly can. That is why I would rather watch a movie with subtitles then reading a book. My favorite statement in this article is when the author boldly states that it is the writers that fail to show that others should care or hopefully already do care about their claims that they will quickly loose their audiences' interest because their claims are left to vague. Additionally, in this article the author brings about points that seem random, but are quite interesting. The author claims that recent experts suggest that spanking can be counterproductive, where as parents believed for so long that spanking was necessary. Now every time I write I will make sure that I am addressing those important questions of "So What?" and "Who Cares?". I wouldn't want to leave my audience hanging and loose interest just like how I do.