Post 08: What I Learned

     This class is coming to an end soon, and with that comes the opportunity to reflect on what I have learned and how I will apply it to my future writing.

     I believe that the most important thing I learned (or rather, learned more about) in this class is the importance of rhetoric in writing. The bare argument in writing is obviously important, but it’s not just the argument that gets someone to read something—it’s the choice of words you employ, the structure you build with those words, and the verifiable validity of them that keeps the reader wanting to turn the page. One could even say it is the rhetoric that a writer uses that most strengthens their argument over anything else. 

     If I had to choose the least important thing I learned in the class, it would probably be how to use Gemini, because even though it was cool being able to use AI to help me write, I’ll most likely use it very rarely after this class ends. Even so, it has been a privilege to be in this class and learn everything I have learned in it.