journal 13

            When reading this section, I first grazed the text and figured out what topics were going to be covered. Anticipating, representing, and answering different types of objections. In the first few pages they mention the importance of engaging others in your writing. This doesn’t happen by only stating the opinions you think, but it can be enhanced by putting yourself in other people’s shoes and looking at it from their perspective. It was eye opening when they brought up the fact that stating your own outlook is okay, but you should be immediately thinking what someone could say to contradict that thought. This is a good way to entertain your readers and keep them engaged and hooked on the point you’re trying to get across. I really enjoyed the templates they gave for this section, as it allowed me to get a feel of some word choice I could use throughout my piece, and also reword them to fit into my writing. I like how it talked about some different things to consider when introducing other thoughts into your writing, because it is also very important how you speak about them and how your veuve it into your text. It allows you to avoid stereotyping and broadens the points you’re trying to get across; allowing people to keep an open mind about yours and other’s thoughts. On top of this, I felt it was very helpful to learn how to transition and introduce these objections, but also thought it was crucial to know about answering objections and why it is a key point in some writing. Yes, stating a point is very important but it is also required to back that objection up. If you do not back things up they’re almost extinct as the writing progresses, and that loses the reader’s attention. All points are very helpful and have giving me new ways to engage the writer in my writing. I will definitely keep these ideas and templates in mind to further enhance my writing style.