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 Argumentation and disagreement are prominent factors of society. Everybody argues and disagrees with another person at some point in their lives. However, there are some people who do not know how to argue healthily or responsibly, and this can often result in negative outcomes that resort to means of brute force or violence. As stated in Arguing in Communities  by an Associate Professor of English, Gary Layne Hatch, "A lot of conflict that results in violence, terrorism, and manipulation could often be avoided if people learned how to negotiate their differences".  One prominent part of arguing healthily and responsibly is agreeing to disagree and utilizing the ability to negotiate with someone, as well as try and work to persuade someone. When we acknowledge the other party's argument, it can strengthen our own and maybe open our eyes to a point we may have otherwise not seen or recognized before. Once again in Arguing in Communities, Hatch states: "When people ag...

  Leah McBarron SUPA Wrt 105 Schilly Block 2 3/18/21 An In-Depth Look At What Analysis Means If you asked me a few months back what it meant to analyze someone or something, I’d simply give the definition of inspecting or looking at something with a close lens. While this is part of the importance of analysis and what it means to be analytical, whether it is in terms of writing or not, analysis is much more and goes far beyond just closely inspecting something. Over the course of the past few weeks for the duration of Unit 2 for my writing class, I have worked closer and practiced writing analytically firsthand, ultimately changing my perception of what it means to analyze something. From my experiences and practice, a common relationship among all pieces I worked with or wrote analytically is that analysis is a lot of breaking down a question that is being asked, as while shifting your lens from “what?” to “how?” and “why?” all while suspending any judgement. Primarily, I want...