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DavidKehr December13,2013 PHIL1000028 ReflectiveWriting SignatureAssignmentReflection IfIweretogivemysignatureassignmentagrade,itwouldreceiveanA.Ichoosethisgrade becausetheassignmentproperlydescribeswhythetwoargumentscomparedarepiecesofgood thinking.Iprovideadetailedexplanationofeachpremiseofthenewargumentandwhythosepremises workinunisontoprovideastrongconclusion. Thisassignment,andclassingeneralhaschangedthewayIanalyzeinformationthroughoutmy life.Beforetakingthisclass,Iwouldoftentakeideasasfacevalue,withoutexamininghowtheideawas produced.Now,Ioftenlookforflawsinideas,suchascontradictionsorlogicalfallacies.Thisclass hasntonlyhelpedmetobreakideasdown,butalsotobuildbetterones.NowIcanlookforflawsin myownthinkingandfindwaystoreplaceorreworktheideas. IhaveevennoticedadifferenceinthewayIcommunicatewithothers.

BeforeItrytomakea pointorargueasideIfindmyselftryingtoschematizetheargumentinsideofmyhead.Thishashelped mebecomemorepersuasive. Ihaveavoided,however,theSocratesapproachinmycommunication.AlthoughIoftenfind flawsinothersthinking,Idontsetouttologicallyprovethemwrong.ImnotconvincedIwouldface thesamefateasSocrates,sentencedtodeathbythecountryheloved,Illuseapieceofgoodthinking andforegotherisk.

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