I'm not saying this thing is true or not, I'm just saying it's what I learned."

One thing I have learned in this class over the course of the semester is that there are two sides to every argument. And sometimes what I think is the really obvious answer, or something that is absurd, is actually something I just haven’t thought about very much. An example of this is the arguments in the text for and against college plagiarism. It seems obvious at first that plagiarism in college is bad and unwanted by all college faculties. But I think the writer who argues for it makes some interesting points about how embracing plagiarism is a way of utilizing all the resources that are available to students on the internet. He also thinks that teachers are somewhat to blame for not finding creative ways to teach around plagiarism. This just goes to show that if you don’t take the time to think about both sides of an issue you may not consider some important facts pertaining to an issue. I think it is important to know both sides of a debate in order for a person to make an informed decision.