Saturday, May 1, 2010

Mission Critical

The Mission Critical website was useful because it provide in depth information on the specifics of making an argument. It goes over a lot of what our Epstein book covers but with more detail and examples. I really like the way the website was set up so that it defined the concept first then gave examples. After the examples were given it also explained how the concept was incorporated into the example. The outline that the website was set up in was also very useful. It mapped out the website and where everything was clearly. The exercises that followed the short summary on the specific concepts also let me work hands on with the concept so that I could really grasp it. For me the most interesting concept that I must have missed in the reading was called Ad Hominem that the website explains how the argument is against the person. I thought reading through that was really interesting.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with your post. I find it interesting that this website breaks down not only what we've been learning in this chapter, but also what we've learned about arguments throughout most of the semester.

    I also like how you pointed out the mapping out of the website, and that it made it easier to follow each section. This break down of the sections also made it easier for me to differentiate between chapters and sections, so seeing that in the website made learning and going over the material much easier. Unlike the other page we looked at this week, this one was presented in a more understandable way.

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