CL 1/21

What makes me eager to talk
– Knowing the answer to the question
– Having strong opinions on a certain subject
– Passionate on the topic
– Other people talking

What makes me reticent to talk
– Not knowing the answer
– Having the wrong answer
– Classmates thinking i’m dumb
– Being shy
– Someone debating me on an answer and not having enough knowledge to back myself up
– Sick or tired
– Not interested in the topic

1. Johnson is trying to get us as his readers to accept that “bad things” are in fact good for you.
2. The reasons that he gives to support his claim is that at the end of the day even if we dont use the knowledge we have learned to directly apply it to something but instead we use it to further our knowledge on other things. We apply our knowledge on things and use it for other things. Even if we dont use algebra in the real world you can use it to apply to other real world problems.
3. He is using emotional appeal by convincing us that even if we dont get an immediate benefit for learning the things we do, we can often find something to use this knowledge and gain a benefit from it.
4. I do find this argument convincing because i understand where he is coming from and he makes a compelling argument that i cant ignore. I can relate to it because there are some things that i have learned that i wont directly use but i have applied that knowledge into another skill.