D#9, HW#1 - Reading Reflection

The readings in this deadline have helped me to begin mapping out my argument. The textbook reading, and such exercises as the audience and source analyses, helped me keep in mind that I was not only laying out an argument, but laying out an argument for a specific audience, with a specific purpose. The paradigm reading got me thinking about what form my argument will take. Finally, the Toulmin theory is one I have never encountered before. I find it interesting, although it seems that elements of his theory have been present in all my post-secondary education classes. Once again, as with many of the readings, it puts a name and formal structure to ideas I already hold and use. Also a comment on the readings in general, they most serve to stimulate my thinking on a subject in one direction or another. They tend to be a welcome "jump-start".