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  1. Jan 2022
    1. Academese style: 

      I have often written in this style to try and beef up my papers and sound more confident/knowledgable. After reading this, I realize that it can just make your papers sound over-confidence and that you're trying too hard.

    1. Often arguments are ambiguous

      I've never thought of arguments as being ambiguous..

    2. Are supporters of reproductive justice always pro-choice?

      I believe wanting reproductive justice for women goes farther than just being pro-choice or pro-life. I believe you can also argue about birth control, sex education, and menstrual products.

    1. As we choose words to paraphrase a writer’s points, we will want to reread the text to see how strongly the writer suggests something or what attitude they take toward a counterargument.

      I use to struggle a lot with correctly summarizing other peoples writings, so I'm looking forward to going over this chapter.

    1. We could write a short version of the first half of the sentence, put it in a box, and point it toward a short version of the second half:  

      As someone who is a visual learner, I really liked them going through with an example of the boxes using the text from the last page.

    1. As writers, we all have to feel at times that we are struggling in the dark.

      I felt this way a lot in my English classes in high school.

    2. In college, we are faced with so much pressure to perform and figure out our futures.

      I really related to this sentence. Especially after taking a 3 year break from school, it's been so hard to get back into the swing of doing assignments and keeping on track.