The concept from this week that I would like to examine more in depth it the idea of “Mistaking the Person for the Argument”. I believe that this happens too much in our society these days, especially where a person is seen as more or less credible based on their race, gender, ethnicity, job, ect. While some of these factors might be relevant to the argument, they are often taken into consideration when not relevant. Sometime, we as humans often mistake an entire group for an argument, and this is what leads to racism and sexism in our society. As the book emphasis, it is important to take the argument by it self into consideration in order to be better debates. For example, I can be arguing that sugar intake is bad for the body as it is hard to burn off and bad for our teeth. This might be a solid argument, but if I am eating sweets while stating this argument I can be seen as absolutely not credible to some. While that maybe true, it is very possible that I am correct in my argument, and the fact that I am eating sweets is irrelevant. Many would be quick to dismiss me as a hypocrite and ignore my statement, but in reality they should work on separating the agreement from the speaker and considering the argument by itself.
Anyway, I found this relevant because I see it everyday, and by putting the textbook suggestions into practice, we can improve our debate skills!
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