Month: March 2023

1. An example of a good argument is the commercial for the product “Scrub Daddy” since it embodies the structure needed to convince an audience of a new must-have. The commercial lists traits of the product and how they are superior when compared to the standard sponge.

2. Arguments can generally be divided into four major key components, such as claim, reason, support, and warrant. 
3. Appeals such as ethos, pathos, and logos make a good argument through the credibility, logic, and emotions drawn from the reader by the author.
4. An effective argument is organized as follows: introduce the problem, present your claim or thesis, support your claim, acknowledge the opposing side of the argument, and lastly restate your claim.

Activity 3/30 Revisiting the argument

1. The argument for the “Scrub daddy” sponge works effectively to bring in the consumer through Logos, Pathos and, Ethos. I would even add that the argument also contains Kairos, since there is no alterative for dishwasher sponges in todays day in age and cleaning dishes is an everyday chore that can be made easier with the “Scrub Daddy.”

2. The argument is already persuasive but adding even more rhetorical appeals would only emphasize its need for purchase.

3. The argument contains logos by the logical appeal that it would convenience the costumer. One could argue that pathos is also used through realizing how great of a convenience and lift off of a burden it is to accomplish the chore of washing dishes faster.

The most recent debate and persuasive argumentative conversation that I have had was with my friend Naomi, regarding whether or not a rapture is going to happen in the Christian Religion.

This experience went well but definitely unfinished. I showed my friend real Biblical context and evidence that would disprove one of their fundamental verses proving that a rapture is bound to happen and even showed her the original Greek literature, but she proceeded to be put off by it and not respond further.

She was eventually put off by my commentary and evidence and proceeded to not continue the argument. She had no visual signs of anger or frustration which is a win in my book.

I can draw a successful experience from this incident because I showed her my evidence onto why I believe what I believed and had no emotional quarrel with her whether she agreed or disagreed. I will always be ready to face questioning while in a debate.

Discussion

Arguments can generally be divided into four major key components, such as claim, reason, support, and warrant.

Technology does change the way people express themselves and has made tremendous advancements in the way people write and communicate. Technology provides people with a range of basic information to the most profound information one needs to build a research paper on, in contrast from the past where information only came from literature in paper copies. Another major advancement that has aided people in most recent times has been in the form of ChatGPT or artificial intelligence. This artificial intelligence does the work for the user in which ever topic is needed or whichever question needs to be answered, of course teachers do not like this form of advancement too much because it takes away the hard work and effort needed from a human to practice their writing in assignments. There exist other applications that help if one does want to put in the effort to write and later correct their writings, such as Grammarly.

I heavily rely on Grammarly tp correct my format or my grammar when all the hard work is done and the last details are needed to complete my writing to its most perfect form. Grammarly has definitely changed my writing habits from making a few grammatical errors to almost none. This application also corrects my consciousness when writing to make it appeal to my audience when I need it to.

Session 2

I am fairly familiar with the most common AI-powered writing tools, tools such as Chat GPT, Word tune, and Grammarly.

My opinion on AI-powered writing tools is a more supportive opinion for them because they help people sharpen their skills in writing when used correctly and learn from their mistakes that are being corrected by the tool rather than being lazy and using the tool to do all the work for them. These tools can be extremely helpful but also harmful to a writer, so it depends in which way they are being used. I believe the educational system should not adopt these tools because they can obviously hinder certain writers, rather they should hire tutors to reteach grammar to students who need it or want to refresh their memory on it.

AI-Powered tools will completely change the way people write for the better when used correctly because they can teach grammar in a way and always correct the faulty mistakes we make on papers. These tool will help pedagogy in an at home setting when a student is having trouble with a paper and needs grammar correction or consciousness correction.

I believe my most recent and unforgettable interpersonal/social interaction would be my interaction with the oral maxillofacial surgeon I shadowed and his colleague. This interaction looked amazing to me. In this interaction, I was meeting real surgeons and medical professionals and I needed to come off strong and passionate to be there while also thankful for the opportunity they had given me to experience and learn more about the medical field. The professionals noticed how interested I was and how well my social skills were, which they said will help me in the medical field a great deal.

This interaction happened to be a positive interaction that is unforgettable and memorable to me because it emphasizes who I am and how I can come off to other people in a professional work field.

My strength when it comes to social interaction is employing good manners and expressing myself thoroughly. I believe a great component in social interaction is having respect for the other person which I believe I execute well. A limit or weakness of mine could be my attention span when I come across a topic with another person that does not peak my interest. I try to give the other person my undivided attention but sometimes I physically can not control my attention span. This is definitely an aspect I need to spend some time working on.

What was the reason(s) why you wanted to become an orthodontist? And why would someone choose this career? 

How long does it take to become an orthodontist and what classes should you take to become an orthodontist? 

What is a normal day like at work? 

Do you find your job fun or kind of boring? 

What school or schools did you attend and how long did it take to obtain your degree? 

What do you find most rewarding? 

After I become an orthodontist or dentist, how much money can I expect to earn? 

What challenges do you face as an orthodontist? 

Describe a time when you collaborated with other professionals, such as dentists or oral surgeons, to develop a treatment plan for a patient. Was it successful? 

What professional association memberships and affiliations do you have? 

Describe your most successful orthodontics case. What factors contributed to your success? 

What was the most difficult experience of your orthodontic residency? 

Why did you decide on orthodontics after dental school? 

What are your greatest strengths as an orthodontist? 

What are some challenges that you think someone would face becoming a dentist or orthodontist? 

The purpose of my interview is to obtain a deeper understanding of the purpose, work environment, and education of orthodontics and dentistry. 

These questions are proper questions that only incite more knowledge of in the work field and educational field of being and becoming a dentist or orthodontist.