Further Explanation

Pick one concept from throughout the semester that you feel can use further discussion..

As I was reflecting on a particular concept from this semester that I thought needed further discussion, I initially could not think of any certain topic. For the most part, all of the material that was covered could be found in our books. And since most of the material was covered in either Epstein's Critical Thinking or O'Hair & Wiemann's The Essential Guide to Group Communication, it was easy to reference ideas and concepts that I was unclear about.

However, if I had to pin-point one concept that I felt needed further discussion, I would choose Criteria Reasoning. I found this type of reasoning to be the most difficult to understand. The concept of criteria reasoning is not too difficult to grasp, but being able to apply it to an argument seemed kind of tough. But even though I was confused about this subject, I referenced and used the Critical Thinking book to help me out, and it was not too bad.