1. Arguments can definitely be any text that one sees day to day because every piece of text that is written has a bias. Even with the most disciplined individual attempting to write an unbiased opinion on something, their subconscious opinions about the subject slip in. It can be argued than any form of communication is an argument because everything from the words one uses to tone in which they speak the words reflects a certain opinion that source harbors. Even when answering simple yes or no questions, things such as facial expressions show a deeper feeling about the subject than the answer can ever signify.
2. I use language to make decisions everyday. When meeting people as a college student, everyone subjects a counterpart to a kind of verbal interrogation that establishes a "feel" for whether or not the two personalities are compatible. In my most recent experiences, I have used language to communicate how I feel about certain subjects. Putting your personal opinions out into the open only helps an individual to discover more about himself and the world around him.
3. Editorials are the most obviously biased pieces of writing that exist in mainstream media. I believe that editorials are a horrible way to voice one's feelings because feedback on those thoughts are limited to when the next paper is published.
4. USDA label- Safety and a reassurance of quality; this idea is very easily refutable with any research
Nike swoosh- Performance; sweat shop labor
Golden arches- Greatest supplier of unhealthy but delicious food in the world
Sean John Label- Class and elegance
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Interesting thoughts. I definitely agree with what you had to say about editorials. You also said a lot of the same things I said for brands at the end which I think become known by a lot of people as having the same meaning.
I totally agree with your answers to the first 3 questions. I feel like this piece of writing was trying to make us see things about arguments and bias. Nonetheless, when I finished reading I still had the same basic beliefs about arguments, and it seems as if you did also.
Though I did not think the same things about the terms given to us in question 4, I do think that your answers are very well thought out and establish a lot of space for argument.
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