Wednesday, October 10, 2012
October 10th In-Class Blogpost
Hypothetically I'm at a social cocktail party with my professional counterparts and I am a Political Science graduate of the University of Georgia, then I pass by some strangers and they are deeply engrossed in conversation of politics, Although arguing politics is quite a risky and controversial move, I decide to take the reins and move in with life, and discuss what one of my positions. The topic at hand is Mitt Romney and he is big business, and his "money hungry attitude" So I walk with my Conservative views in mind I go and support Mitt Romney. First I would introduce myself as Troy Crittendon, and I am a political science graduate from UGA, I then go and say (properly and articulately) that "even though it may seem as though the big businesses are somewhat greedy they actually happen to help the economy in the long-run" As Businesses grow they incur large amount of money, and due to the fact that monopolies are considered "illegal" that question is out of the way, I then go and say that As businesses get big they stimulate the economy in more ways than one...due to the higher demand of the people they higher more workers, put money back into the recourse market, and perhaps even through social welfare programs such as charities and funds.
On the flip side of it I would evaluate their presence. Are they speaking correctly?, Are their conversational manners proper?, Did they just intrude or did they gracefully introduce themselves? I would then ask for their credentials and spark a general conversation for me to get a chance to feel them out, then I would slowly listen to everything they are saying to see if they are actually making sense.
SIMPLE STUFF RIGHT?????????????????????????????
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This is a tricky subject, since it is inappropriate for a professor to take a side politically in a class discussion. My job is to challenge you to craft a stronger argument -- so the following is intended as a counter to your statement to challenge you on the blog post topic, not as a statement of my political leanings (I won't tell you who I'm voting for or which side I'm on as long as you are my student!).
ReplyDeleteSo -- those are pretty big claims without solid evidence to back them up. How do you respond to the person who says that we have been following those "trickle down economics" policies since Ronald Reagan was president, and that the outcome has been the highest rate of income inequality since right before the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression? That policies favoring big business over the middle class are what created the housing market crash and the recent "Great Repression"? Many of the people who would disagree with you assume that you think those things because you don't know much about economic history in the US or globally... So just stating those things would not accomplish your goal of showing yourself as being knowledgeable about the subject!
Introducing yourself and stating your credentials (college graduate, majored in poli sci) are a good way to show why you might be knowledgeable... However, the statements you presented here would tell me which side of the fence you're on, but it wouldn't tell me that you're any more knowledgeable about the subject than any other person who has heard a 5 minute blurb about what Romney's position is.