Aidan CARD101 Blog

 This is a tricky thing to write about because I already feel like im not the best at reflecting on things in general, but I'll give it my best shot. Reflecting on all the assignments we've worked on for CARD, my favorite has got to be these blog posts, most notably, the period we were able to do open topics about whatever we wanted. I had a blast blogging about Lacrosse, Snowboarding, and the Broncos, to name a few. Just writing about things that are interesting to you, in my opinion, makes it feel more like expressing your thoughts and having a good time reminiscing about good memories associated with those topics rather than the fact that you wouldn't be writing if it wasn't for it being a mandatory homework assignment. Of all the essays we did, the Rational Argument was my favorite because although we got to pick our topic for each, I enjoyed most writing and researching about soccer and the Qatar World Cup. In addition, there weren't any unique parameters to fo...

I prefer to begin with an introduction of what a Rational Argument is. I looked up a rough definition of it to be positive, and found that a rational argument is a form of arguing, usually using reasoning with evidence to support a claim or a particular point of view on a topic. It involves presenting varying reasons, facts, and conclusions, all in an attempt to persuade the reader towards the author's stance on the subject.  The topic I decided on revolved around sports, as writing about something I found interesting would make me more interested in the project and doing the work; at least, that was my thinking. My topic was the Qatar World Cup; it happened about a year ago, and in it, Lionel Messi won his first World Cup, prevailing over France with his Argentina team. However, what was notable about the World Cup being in Qatar was the countless news sites releasing articles on why it shouldn't have been selected as host. I remembered that, so I thought it would be perfect f...