Month: August 2021

Originally, my mom picked “Lillian” from the dictionary. She chose this name because it represents the flower, Lily, graceful, nice, and calm person. Lillian is a blend of Lily and Ann. In Hebrew, it means “my God is a vow”.

My last name “Li” means Minister. I didn’t know that there was a story behind the last name “Li”.  Apparently, the story behind the last name “Li” was that this family fled the country and relied on a plum, “Li”, to survive.

 I was embarrassed by my last name because I have been criticized based on my last name because it was a Chinese last name. I would always be scared to tell people my last name. I also had moments where people assumed that my last name was “Lee” and not “Li”, and once they found out my last name was “Li” and not “Lee” they would give me looks. 

I don’t plan to change my name because I like it.  I think it sounds nice and it holds meaning to me. I grew up speaking mainly Cantonese and English.

Today I read Nub’s response and concluded that the key ideas are the author’s focus on the different kinds of arguments and understanding when to apply these types of arguments. Nub chose to reflect on the arguments of facts and, according to Nub, it is the type of “[argument] made in accordance with facts”.

In my response, I chose to respond to arguments of evaluation. They are similar in ways where they both require understanding and preparation of the topic. The difference is that arguments of evaluation require analyzing and more thought processing. In comparison, arguments of facts are the confirmation of the research and evidence that is being found. After reading this response, I feel that arguments of facts are one of the first steps in preparing for the arguments of evaluation. Nub’s response followed the guidelines of the criteria. 

From the Reading

We need to make arguments because first of all, arguments are a form of conversation or debate where two or more people are fighting over why their point of view is correct. Second of all, everyone is an individual being that has different ideas or points of view, therefore through arguments, we can learn about each other’s thoughts. Third, we need to learn how to listen to other people’s arguments and express our arguments in order for society to improve as a whole. 

Between pages 1 through 15, Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz explain what arguments are and how they appear in everything that we do. The authors highlight that arguments present “who you are and what you value”. (Page 5) Even though they explain that we should “clearly and cogently” (page 9) argue for what we believe in, but it is also important to listen to others because we need to “[understand] where other people are coming from”. (Page 8) By listening to other people’s arguments, we are able to “[acknowledge] our own stances are deeply influenced by forces [that] we may not even be aware of.” When we accomplish how to successfully and skillfully make an argument, we are not only able to persuade others but able to protect ourselves from being manipulated and have a self-defense mechanism against fraud. 

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