Philosophy 1250

Reflection:

            I believe the ways that I have improved as a critical thinker/arguer/writer are that I don’t consciously take debates and arguments at face value. I have learned to pause and ask myself about the argument.  I have also found that with my other classes, especially in my online history class, that I have began to analyze the other student’s discussions more, and am more able to see and counter-argue their points in a valid way bereft, for the most part I hope, of fallacies and fallacious thinking.

            I believe that what brought about this change was and improvements in my argument skills was our many discussions on arguments. I also find myself diagramming arguments in my head, as I read discussions for history and articles for English class. I believe this comes from the many times during class we discussed diagrams, as well as worked them out in class. I also believe our many fallacy discussions and examples helped with my analyzing skills. I hope to continue to practice for future classes and discussions.