In writing, making assumptions creates an environment for the readers to debate, which is a good thing, because writing a blog like this is all about making our arguments and having other people to read and comment about their own idea/point of view. Another thing in the article that I want to talk about are the underlying values of things that politicians, and government's people say everyday. They often disguise the meaning of their speech by rewording the important words in their messages. People are not going to say that they either support the "Anti-Abortion" or "In favor of lawful Abortion", due to the sensitivity of the given phases. "Pro-life" and "Pro-choice" give the audience the desired effects that most of the politicians want.
After reading Dan Nguyen's blog about "Hidden Layers", I would say I agree with his post about hidden arguments. These hidden arguments are actions we do everyday that we are unaware of. They are so ordinary that we do not even realize we are doing them. I liked his example that when he wakes up he has special routine he does subconsciously, like telling himself to brush his teeth, wash his face and take a shower before class. He does these things because it is a routine he is familiar with and he knows that if he doesn't he will smell or look bad. There are more advantages to spending the extra time to get ready and shower in the morning and he knows that and the consequences if he does not so he performs them with knowledge of that. He also writes about how hidden arguments relate to politics. He describes that politicians do not directly say they support "anti-abortion" or "abortion" because they want to be sensitive to everyone's beliefs so they use the phrases "pro-life" and "pro-choice" to be more accepted by their audiences. I would say that Dang sounds like he knows what he is talking about in this blog post. His examples show hidden arguments in a simpler, more understanding way for him and his readers to understand. I enjoyed reading Dang Nguyen's blog post about "hidden arguments".
ReplyDeleteIn Dang Nguyen’s post “Hidden Layers” he talks about something that isn’t really brought up in writing but also plays a key part in writing. Hidden arguments can be used to further enhance your writing in any sort of paper. In Dang’s post he talks about the hidden arguments are what people do with themselves to make themselves to make them feel safe about a certain situation. If you understand how the audience may react to what you are writing you can then use that information to then manipulate the audience into agreeing with your points. I like Dang’s way of making us understand Hidden arguments. For one of the example he uses showering as an example that happens in our everyday lives. He says when we shower we do it because we are scarred of people judging if we smell or not instead of just worrying about the cleanliness of showering. Dang also uses an example in a political situation as well. By making pro -life or pro- choice group, it makes the audience feel safe about choosing a side because it then makes them feel like they’re not out their alone or won’t be judge because they know they have a group of supporters backing their beliefs up. I feel for the most part Dang’s blog is good. The only thing he needs to improve on is in the second paragraph. He used excellent examples but I feel like he needs to explain more than using a sentence for each examples
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