Samantha Ovitt-Tannen

After reading both articles I came to the conclusion that I liked Tannen the best. I feel Tannen had a lot more similar things that I have witnessed in my life time. Throughout reading I was a bit confused but as I continued reading I was actually able to understand it. It all made since. After reading the two different articles about the culture of arguments and debates I found it very interesting and I enjoyed reading what the two opposite sides think of each other’s ideas and opinions. Before reading these two articles I thought an argument was just a fight over something stupid just wanted to have the victory of the fight. Both articles were generally the same. However, I really liked Tannen because it was funny and it showed me a different meaning in arguing because there are more than just two sides of every argument and I never really thought of it until reading it and it was a great way to learn something new about arguments. What really got me to like Tannen more was when he stated the other side of the story he did it very delicut he tried not hurting the other side. To sum this up after reading both articles I’ve learned that when you are auguring you will need to hear the other side and have a balanced mind with the situation and an open mind.